Experimental Effects Of Wing Location On Wing Body Pressures At Supersonic Speeds

An experimental study was performed at supersonic speeds to measure wing and body spanwise pressure distributions on an axisymmetric-body delta wing model on which the wing vertical location on the body was systematically varied from low- to high-mounted positions. In addition, for two of these positions both horizontal and radial wing angular orientations relative to the body were tested, and roll angle effects were investigated for one of the positions. Seven different wing-body configurations and a body-alone configuration were studied. The test was conducted at Mach numbers from 1.70 to 2.86 at angles of attack from about -4 deg to 24 deg. Pressure orifices were located at three longitudinal stations on each wing-body model, and at each station the orifices were located completely around the body, along the lower surface of the right wing (looking upstream), and along the upper surface of the left wing. All pressure coefficient data are tabulated and selected samples are shown graphically to illustrate the effects of the test variables. The effects of angle of attack, roll angle, Mach number, longitudinal station, wing vertical location, wing angular orientation, and wing-body juncture are analyzed. The vertical location of the wing on the body had a very strong effect on the body pressures. For a given angle of attack at a roll angle of 0 deg, the pressures were virtually constant in the spanwise direction across the windward surfaces of the wing-body combination. Pressure-relieving, channeling, and vortex effects were noted in the data. Allen, Jerry M. and Watson, Carolyn B. Langley Research Center NASA-TM-4434, L-17148, NAS 1.15:4434 RTOP 505-59-30-01...

This report describes a theoretical method for estimating the aerodynamic loading on a wing-body configuration. In order to provide a basis for evaluation of the method, experimental measurements of surface pressures, forces, and moments were made on a series of basic wing-body configurations over a Mach number range from 2.5 to 4.5. Comparison of the theoretical estimates with these experimental data generally indicated good agreement for the entire range of configurations and test conditions.

Pressure-distribution data were obtained for a wing-body combination at Mach numbers of 1.48 and 2.00 and at Reynolds numbers of 600,000, 1,200,000 and 1,500,000 to investigate the effects of wing-body interference. The model was a single-wedge, rectangular wing mounted on a cylindrical body with an ogival nose. The body angle of angle of attack ranged between +6 degrees and -6 degrees and the wing-incidence angle ranged from 0 degrees to -5.7 degrees. The experimental pressure-distribution and span-loading results are compared with the linear, wing-body interference theory of NACA TN 2677.

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