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Wind-tunnel data on the aerodynamic characteristics of airplane control surfaces

Richard I Sears

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Report presenting lift and hinge-moment characteristics of various types of airplane control surface. The data can be used to determine curves correlating the results of many tests of the various types of aerodynamic balance.

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Report presenting lift and hinge-moment characteristics of various types of airplane control surface. The data can be used to determine curves correlating the results of many tests of the various types of aerodynamic balance.

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Report presenting lift and hinge-moment characteristics of various types of airplane control surface. The data can be used to determine curves correlating the results of many tests of the various types of aerodynamic balance.

Key concepts: Airplane, Aerodynamics, Wind tunnel, Lift (data mining), Hinge, Moment (physics), Aerospace engineering, Engineering

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