Te en eee ee ae TM 1-320 WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL MANUAL a AIRSHIP AERODYNAMICS February 11, 1941“TM 1-320 TECHNICAL MANUAL WAR DEPARTMENT, No, 1-820 Wasninoton, February 14, 1944. AIRSHIP AERODYNAMICS ler direction of ‘of the Air Corps Secrion I. General. Definition of aerodynamics 1 Purpose and scop: 2 Importance -__ 8 Glossary of terms_ 4 ‘Types of airships. 5 Aerodynamic forces__. 6 IL. Resistance. Fluid resistance..-------------------------- 7 Shape coefficients____. 8 Coefficient of skin frietion_ 9 Resistance of streamlined body. 10 Prismatic coefficient -. u Index of form efficiene 12 Tlustrative resistance problem_ 18 Scale effect 14 Resistance of completely rigged airship. 15 Deceleration test 16 III. Power requirements, Power required to overcome airship resistance. 17 Results of various speed trials_ 18 Burgess formula for horsepower 19 Speed developed by given horsepower . 20 Sommary sseeveess see ewes 21 IV. Stability. Variation of pressure distribution on airship hull -__. -- 2 Specific stability and center of gravity of air- ship 23 Center of buoyancy-. 24 Description of major axis of airship_ 25 Types of stability_. 26 Forces and moments acting on airship- aT Damping moment _ ees 28 Longitudinal stability. 29 Directional stability. 30 Lateral stability___ 31 PSUR cnt 82 ‘This manuel supersedes TR 1170-200, November 15, 1929, 285746"—41—1