Samuel M Dollyhigh

US Patent:

43275818, May 4, 1982

Filed:

Apr 30, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/145210

Inventors:

Charlie M. Jackson - Yorktown VA
Samuel M. Dollyhigh - Newport News VA
David S. Shaw - Newport News VA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

International Classification:

G01M 900

US Classification:

73147

Abstract:

The invention relates to a model support system used to support a model in a wind tunnel test section. The model comprises a metric, or measured, half-span 12 supported by a nonmetric, or nonmeasured half-span 11 which is connected to a sting support 13. Moments and forces acting on the metric half-span 12 are measured without interference from the support system during a wind tunnel test.