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Investigation of the Applicability of the Free-wing Principle to Light, General Aviation AircraftGust-alleviation benefits for aircraft employing an unconventional wing, free to pivot about a spanwise axis forward of its aerodynamic center and subject only to aerodynamic pitching moments imposed by lift and drag forces and a trailing-edge control surface are reviewed.
Document ID
19720019346
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Porter, R. F.
(Battelle Memorial Inst. Columbus, OH, United States)
Luce, R. G.
(Battelle Memorial Inst. Columbus, OH, United States)
Brown, J. H., Jr.
(Battelle Memorial Inst. Columbus, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publisher: NASA
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-2046
Accession Number
72N26996
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-10174
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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