Abstract
An experimental and theoretical investigation of planform effects on a low-fineness ratio multibody configuration has been conducted in NASA Langley Research Center's Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at Mach numbers 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, and 2.16. Experimental and theoretical values of lift, drag, and pitching moment were obtained on three configurations which varied in outboard panel planform only. The three variations were at 65 deg delta, a 70/66 deg cranked arrow, and a 20 deg trapezoidal planform . The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of wing planform on the supersonic aerodynamics and to evaluate the ability of two existing linearized-theory aerodynamic methods to predict these effects. Experimental data showed that the planforms produced the lift, drag-due-to-lift, and pitching-moment characteristics typically found on single-body configurations. However, the data also showed that planform has a minimal influence on zero-lift drag, which is not typical of single-body configurations. Theoretical aerodynamic analysis indicated that codes based on linearized theory adequately predicted the effect of planform on the supersonic aerodynamics.
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