NASA TECHNICAL NOTE NASA TN D-6800 NASA TN D-6800 LONGITUDINAL AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHT, TWIN-ENGINE, PROPELLER-DRIVEN AIRPLANES by Chester H. Wolowicz and Roxanah B. Yancey Flight Research Center Edwards, Calif. 93523 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION + WASHINGTON, D. C. + JUNE 1972Report No 2, Goverament Acssaion Ne, 3 Respients Coal Ne- "TN D=6800 Tie and Sabie Repo Oa LONGITUDINAL AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHT, TwIN- | _June 1972. ENGINE, PROPELLER-DRIVEN AIRPLANES, “Performing Organization Gade 7 Rathorsh Chester H, Wolowier and Roxanah B. Yancey |" 9, Performing Orgonization Neme and Asses SS 1736-05-00-01-% NASA Flight Research Center '36-05-00-01-24 P. 0. Box 273, Edwards, Callfornia 99523 ‘8, Peforming Orenization Roport No, 046 0. Work Unit We Tir Contract oF Grant Re TE. Type of Repon od Prod Covered 2, Sponsoring Ageney Name and Adress ‘Technical Note National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, D. C. 20546 14 Sponterng Rainey Code 15 Supplamaniay Wate ‘This report documents representative state-of-the-art analytical procedures and design data for predicting the longitudinal static and ‘Synamfe stability and control characteristics of light, propeller-driven ‘alnplanes. Procedures for predicting drag characteristics are also included. ‘The procedures are applied to a twin-engine, propeller-driven atrplane in the clean configuration from zero lift'to stall conditions. ‘The calculated characteristics are compared with wind-tunnel and fight data. Included in the comparisons are level-flight trim character~ isties, period and damping of the short-period oscillatory mode, and windup-turn characteristics. All calculations are documented. V7, Key Words (oqgesed by Authoria 7a Disibution Statement Light airplane Aerodynamic characteristics - predietion Unclassified - Unlimited 18" Saazity Casi ot tis port 20, Secuty Gast (of ts eae) 21, No oF Pops | 22. Pee Unclassified Unclassified 361 $6.00 “For saleby the Nations! Technical Information Service, Spingtiel, Virginia 22051CONTENTS TABLES RELATED TO SUBJECT AIRPLANE . . poboddoK00 FIGURES COMPARING CALCULATED CHARACTERISTICS |...) ! SUMMARY «ow eee ee eee eee aoe 1.0 INTRODUCTION. ©2222 2221502 ac 2.0 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .. 2.2.00. 50 30 THe AIRPLANE ee 3.1 Center-of-Gravity Positions Used in the Analysis | 3.2 Geometric Parameters of the Wing and Horizontal Tail Used inthe Analysis... 2... cay 3.2.1 Symbols ve... ll! 4.0 PREDICTION OF PROPELLER-OFF AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS .. 0. eee eee eee ee 4.1 Wing and Horizontal-Tail Airfoil Section Characteristics | HLT SYMBOLS seve e eee eee eee teens 4.2 Lift Characteristics of the Wing and Horizontal Tail |. 2 4.261 Symbols vo. eee eee eee eee 4.3. Lift Due to Fuselage and Nacelles 1.0... 2011 4.3.1 Symbols se... eee eee eles 4.4 Lift Due to Combined Wing-Fuselage-Nacelle 1111... 4.4.1 Symbols... eee eee le 4.5 Cm and Aerodynamic Center of the Wing and Horizontal 4.5.1 Symbols vee... elle 4.6 Wing-Fuselage Pitching Moment at Zero Lift 1.11... 4.6.1 Symbols vse. e eee eee eee le 4.7 Fuselage and Nacelle Pitching Moments»... 20. HTL Symbols eee eee ee eee le 4.8 Wing-Fuselage-Nacelle Pitching Moments 1.1.1). 4.8.1 Contributing Factors to Wing-Fuselage-Naceile Pitching Moments. 2... eee eee ee 4.8.2 Static Margin of Wing-Fuselage-Nacelles |. . 4.8.3. Pitching-Moment Coefficient of Wing-Fuselage— Nacelles ss... ee eee eee eee eee 4.8.4 Symbols ss... eee lll lle 4.9 Downwash and Dynamic Pressure at the Horizontal Tail 4.9.1 Downwash eee... ee. 4.9.2 Dynamic-Pressure Ratio |.) | | 4.9.3 Symbols vee. eee ee le 4.10 Lift of the Complete Airplane (6, = 0°) | | 4.10.1 Symbols . 4.11 Pitching Moments of the Complete Airplane (6¢ = 0°) |. 4.11.1 Symbols... Gocboce8en605q 4.12 Drag of the Complete Airplane... 0... 0000000. 4.12.1 Zero-Lift Drag of Wing, Horizontal Tail, and Vertical Tail oe eee 4.12.2 Zero-Lift Drag of Fuselage and Nacelles |... 4.12.3 Zero-Lift Interference Drag of Wing- Fuselage, Tail-Fuselage, and Wing-Nacelles.... iti Page vi ix 13 13 15 27 29 37 38 46 48 58. 56 60 60 64 64 68 68. 1 72 75 87 87 90 92 109 m 17 us 122 122 123, 124