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Experimental testing of the roll aileron in the T-38 wind tunnel
Authors: Damljanović Dijana, Vitić Aleksandar
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The results of an experimental testing of the roll aileron of an existing projectile, carried out in the T-38 wind tunnel of the Military Technical Institute, are given in the paper. Representing a 2 doff gyroscope, roll ailerons are used as the simplest devices for decreasing angular velocity. Fixed on wing tips, they consist of ailerons which support massive cogged rotors. Air energy is used for rotor rotation. A roll aileron of a defined geometry, with an appropriate rotor, is described in the paper. The testing objective was to measure the rotor rotation rate and hinge moment as a function of the roll aileron deflection angle and the Mach number.