The Effect on Stability and Control of a Pusher Propeller Behind Conventional Tail Surfaces as Determined by Tests of a Powered Model in the Free-flight Tunnel

John P. Campbell‏ · Thomas A. Hollingworth‏

ינו׳ 1943 · National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

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Summary: The effects on stability and control of a pusher propeller behind conventional horizontal and vertical tail surfaces have been determined in the NACA free-flight tunnel by tests of a 1/10-scale model of an NACA submerged-engine pusher airplane design. The investigation consisted of flight and balance tests at windmilling and high-power conditions with a partial-span Zap extensible flap extended and retracted. The effects of changes in vertical-tail area, horizontal-tail incidence, and center-of-gravity location were also determined.