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Flight Tests of A 1/8-Scale Model of the Bell D-188A Jet VTOL AirplaneThe Bell D-188A VTOL airplane is a horizontal-attitude VTOL fighter with tilting engine nacelles at the tips of a low-aspect-ratio unswept wing and additional engines in the fuselage. The model could be flown smoothly in hovering and transition flight. In forward flight the model could be flown smoothly at the lower angles of attack but experienced an uncontrollable directional divergence at angles of attack above about 16 deg.
Document ID
19980228302
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - NASA Memorandum (MEMO)
Authors
Smith, Charles C., Jr. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
March 16, 1959
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
L-241
TED-AD-3147
NASA-MEMO-3-16-59L
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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