AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Two reports dealing with the aerodynamic characteristics of ground support systems are presented. The first report 'Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Tubeflight Vehicle Support System' by Robert E. Duffy presents experimental data on an aerodynamic ground-support-system obtained in a moving-wall wind tunnel. The second report 'Jet-Flapped Airfoils in Ground Proximity' by George C. Cooke concerns a study of the subsonic lift characteristics of airfoils in ground proximity with and without trailing-edge jet flaps. This study was restricted to supercritical flow analysis. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report on Proj. TUBEFLIGHT.
• Corporate Authors:

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  110 Eighth Street
  Troy, NY  United States  12180
• Authors:
  • DUFFY, R E
  • Cooke IV, G C
• Publication Date: 1968-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 119 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Intelligent transportation systems; Pneumatic conveyors; Suspensions; Tubing
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Tube systems; Tube vehicles
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039077
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-AE-6801, TR-AE-6804
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM