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True OvK/m $2 No. PIR-1106 - YP! - om Jet Wie Gharasteristion eee ae Mo Ted Test made and reported on by Plight Test Do) U. 5. Maval Air station Tat River, tauryland. & Cm /m SL Doren wAs> rR PYR-1106 TED No. PIR-21106 - ¥FV59A sixplanes - Report er on set Wako Chrrecteristics. GRENCE fa) Duder conf lor Aer-E-11-J0G 001295 SEES (9) Sted 15 Jamasry 1946. INDPRODUCTION ° - ° joause of the umsual characteristios of the engines in- Btortes in the subjoct airplanes and of the fact that no air- planes of this type have been in operational service as yet, it was necessary to conduct spec: preliminary tests before Proceeding with the usual performance evaluation. The most yi of these preliminary tests, which are outlined in reference (a), were & temperature and velocity survey of the jet wake and 4 determination of what special problems might be involved in parking airplanes astern of and in line with the jet exhaust. Also to be investigated were engine start- ing, warm up, and acceleration characteristics. PURPOSE 1. The purpose of these tests was to investigute the items requested in reference (a) as follows: (a) A temperature and velocity survey of the jet wake at idling thrust and at full static thrust. (b) An estimation of how close a similar airplane can be parked astern while the YP-59A engines are started and the airplane taxied from the spot. (c) A detemmination of the minimum necessary warn time mossured from instant of starting the engine until the time of reaching full thrust for take-off. A determination of the time for the acceleration of Hat, "Sy" on the. ground et hoes eae) en et REM, e at cl cruising velocity. ee eee (a. -1l- iisned wt l. 2 aperetur: ani velocity #_ sy was B000SP: ten tov. feapire vubeo ant ton 2djoceat chrenel-eiuse2. thammoccupiss synced See poaes oper and eet ion saeee. pressure tubes and t! 2 centered im the jet cinoust Ce en ee oi te gored vertizaliy. Measurements wore taken ut distances vehind the tail pipe from six inches to £: feet. At each station the measuring elements were moved the naximm reading was fount. inehes astern the YP-59A with its left landing gear etrut in Lime with the longitutinel exis of the M304 (oarrier ect) Y>-59A vere started, brought up to full 4." Determination of starting time and accelorotion times ware obtainod by timing these operations with a stop wtch. RESUIRS OP TESTS 1, Ourves of the mximm fetherteaies and velocities obtained a ezioue distances behind tail pipe are given in en- closure 1. 2. The naximm tenperatures obtained on the deck are as follows: 176 degrees P..at 5,000 REM, 15 fect behind tail pipe. 223 degreee P. at 16,500 RAM, 20.5 feet behind tall pipe. The wheel fairing of the XSR2A-1 vibratea considerably, end

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