An Historical and Applied Aerodynamic Study of the Wright Brothers' Wind Tunnel Test Program and Application to Successful Manned Flight

An Historical and Applied Aerodynamic Study of the Wright Brothers' Wind Tunnel Test Program and Application to Successful Manned Flight

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An Historical and Applied Aerodynamic Study of the Wright Brothers' Wind Tunnel Test Program and Application to Successful Manned Flight

dc.contributor.author	Dodson, MG	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2006-09-05T21:18:39Z
dc.date.available	2006-09-05T21:18:39Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en_US
dc.identifier.govdoc	ADA437187	en_US
dc.identifier.govdoc	USNA-334	en_US
dc.identifier.govdoc	XB-USNA	en_US
dc.identifier.other	TRIDENT SCHOLAR PROJECT	en_US
dc.identifier.other	WRIGHT	en_US
dc.identifier.other	FLYER	en_US
dc.identifier.other	WIND TUNNEL	en_US
dc.identifier.other	KITTY HAWK	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/3585
dc.description	Citation Status: Active; Citation Classification: Unclassified; Title Classification: Unclassified; Report Classification: Unclassified; Identifier Classification: Unclassified; Abstract Classification: Unclassified; Distribution Limitation(s): 01 - APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; Information provided by the Department of Defense and the Defense Technical Information Center (http://www.dtic.mil/) is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Based on the most accurate surviving description of the Wright Brothers' wind tunnel, a replica was constructed and used to determine the effect flow quality and experimental method had on the Brothers' results, and whether those results were useful in a quantitative sense. The research incorporated static and total pressure measurements, velocity surveys across the jet, and quantitative flow visualization. Velocity surveys involved high resolution dynamic pressure measurements along the horizontal and vertical test section axes. Particle image velocimetry provided velocity magnitudes, turbulence intensities, and vorticity measurements in the test section. Force measurements on an airfoil model supported the conclusions regarding the effect of flow characteristics on aerodynamic measurements.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.rights	Citation Status: Active; Citation Classification: Unclassified; Title Classification: Unclassified; Report Classification: Unclassified; Identifier Classification: Unclassified; Abstract Classification: Unclassified; Distribution Limitation(s): 01 - APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; Information provided by the Department of Defense and the Defense Technical Information Center (http://www.dtic.mil/) is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.	en_US
dc.subject	WIND TUNNEL TESTS	en_US
dc.subject	AERODYNAMICS	en_US
dc.subject	LINE OF SIGHT	en_US
dc.subject	ROBOTICS	en_US
dc.subject	RADIO LINKS	en_US
dc.subject	MANNED	en_US
dc.subject	RADIOTELEPHONES	en_US
dc.subject	MANNED SPACECRAFT	en_US
dc.subject	FORTIFICATIONS	en_US
dc.subject	CONTROL THEORY	en_US
dc.subject	COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS	en_US
dc.subject	HIGH DENSITY	en_US
dc.title	An Historical and Applied Aerodynamic Study of the Wright Brothers' Wind Tunnel Test Program and Application to Successful Manned Flight	en_US