Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A flight test method has been developed for determining the level flight drag and propulsive efficiency of propeller-driven aircraft. The overall drag of the aircraft is expressed in terms of the measured increment of power required to overcome a corresponding known increment of drag, which is generated by a towed drogue. The simplest form of the governing equations, D = delta D SHP/delta SHP (where D is drag and SHP is the horsepower delivered to the propeller) is such that all of the parameters on the right side of the equation can be measured in flight. An evaluation of the governing equations has been performed using data generated by flight test of a Beechcraft T-34B.
Keywords:
AIRCRAFT DESIGN, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE
Type:
SAE PAPER 770470
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Business Aircraft Meeting; Mar 29, 1977 - Apr 01, 1977; Wichita, KS
Format:
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