Gaston444
23rd Jan 2012, 23:38
Hello everyone.
I wanted to know if anyone knows about any tests of WWII fighters that measured the actual wing bending while making horizontal sustained turns, roughly around the 3 G range or more, at various power levels or speeds.
As an alternative, similar tests of post-war low wing monoplane single engine prop aircrafts in the 1000-2000 hp range would also be of interest.
I know wing bending tests are done on the ground, but I am exlusively interested in wing bending measurements done while in horizontal flight, or knowing if that was ever done on these particular low-wing single engine prop types.
I know there are plenty of charts showing the expected performance in Gs at various speeds: I am interested in an actual flight test where the method for measuring the wing bending in flight is actually described...
Gaston
I wanted to know if anyone knows about any tests of WWII fighters that measured the actual wing bending while making horizontal sustained turns, roughly around the 3 G range or more, at various power levels or speeds.
As an alternative, similar tests of post-war low wing monoplane single engine prop aircrafts in the 1000-2000 hp range would also be of interest.
I know wing bending tests are done on the ground, but I am exlusively interested in wing bending measurements done while in horizontal flight, or knowing if that was ever done on these particular low-wing single engine prop types.
I know there are plenty of charts showing the expected performance in Gs at various speeds: I am interested in an actual flight test where the method for measuring the wing bending in flight is actually described...
Gaston