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    Wind-tunnel investigation of the effects of various dorsal-fin and vertical-tail configurations on the directional stability of a streamlined body at transonic speeds : transonic-bump method

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    Yawing-moment coefficients were obtained for several dorsal-fin and vertical-tail configurations in combination with a streamlined body through a large angle-of-sideslip range and a Mach number range of 0.59 to 1.11. The results indicated that dorsal fins improved the directional stability characteristics of the body alone and the body-vertical-tail configuration. A ring tail was more effective at small angles of sideslip and less effective at large angles of sideslip than a tapered low-aspect-ratio vertical tail

    Investigation of Horn Balances on a 45 Degree Sweptback Horizontal Tail Surface at High Subsonic Speeds

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    A wind-tunnel investigation of horn balances on a 45 degree sweptback, semispan, horizontal tail surface was made to determine the effects of horn size and inboard-edge fairing at a Mach number of 0.30 and to determine the effects of compressibility up to a Mach number of 0.89. Presented are lift, drag, pitching-moment, and hinge-moment data and lift and hinge-moment parameters
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