NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS REPORT No. 378 ‘ COMPARISON OF FULL-SCALE PROPELLERS HAVING R. A. F.-6 AND CLARK Y AIRFOIL SECTIONS By HUGH B. FREEMAN DTIC. RELECTE SEP 01,1995 F SRIREUNON STATEMENT A} ApprDISCLATMER NOTICE °c = © THIS DOCUMENT IS_ BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE. THE COPY FURNISHED TO DTIC CONTAINED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PAGES WHICH DO NOT REPRODUCE LEGIBLY.AERONAUTICAL SYMBOLS 1, FUNDAMENTAL AND DERIVED UNITS | went aah | | 2. GENERAL SYMBOLS, ETC. i W, Weight=mg mit,Moment of inertia (indicate axis of the. 4g, Standard: acceleration of gravity =9.80605 radius of gyration &, by proper sub- majs?= 32.1740 ft./se0.? script). im Mase-™ 5, Area. " g Sp, Wing ares, ete, 1, Density (mass per unit volume). @, Gap. ‘Stendard density of dry air, 0.12497 (kg-m~* 6, Span. sat 15° C. and 750 mm=0.002378 ¢, Chord. oa Qb.-ft.~* se0.4). as naar “ cific weight. of “standard” air, 1.2255 5° “Aspect ratio. ‘ "kg/m = 0.07651 Ib fm Coeficient of viscosity. ; ; 3. AERODYNAMICAL SYMBOLS V, True ait speed. Q, Resultant moment. ae 2, angular velocity. @ Dynamic (or impact) pressure=} p>, %, Resultant angular velocity. 5 : i UE Reynolds Number, where 1 is « linear ZL, Litt, absolute coefficient C.= 73 ae e.g, for a model airfoil 3 in. chord, 100 mivfhr. normal pressure, at 15° C., the corresponding number is 234,000; cor for # model of 10 em chord 40 m/s, the corresponding number is 274,000. G, Center of pressure coefficient (ratio of js D D, Drag, absolute coefcient Co 7 Dj, Profile drag, absolute coefficient Co, 2 Dy Induced drag, absoiute coefficient CoB p D, Dz, Parasite'drag, absolute coefficient Co,= 73 distance of ¢. p. from leading edge to sa Fei chord length). ©, Cross-wind force, absolute coefficient’, Angle of attack. o Com ay «Angle of downwash. tra. Angle of attack, infinite aepect ravia es Saeela tet eae ings (relative to @h Angle of attack, induced. far Angle of setting of wings (Plative to "sng of attack, absolute, ieee fine) izer sotting (lative to” (Mlensured from zero lift position.) thrust in). ‘Flight path angle H, Resultant fore.