NACA-TN-1291

Abstract

INTRODUCTION <br>In order to provide fundamental design data the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics has undertaken the expedient of publishing collections of data obtained in specific investigations and, whenever possible, analysis of the data. The present paper contains a Collection and analysis of data that includes 19 tail surfaces tested in the Langley 4- by 6-foot vertical tunnel. These tail surfaces are from complete airplane models that have been tested for stability and control characteristics the Langley 7- by 10-foot tunnel. Some data from other tunnels (references 1 to 5) are presented for comparisons. In addition, some data are presented on tests of isolated tails cut to various spans and equipped with end plates of various shapes.