High-speed Wind-tunnel Tests on Models of Four Single-engined Fighters (Spitfire, Spiteful, Attacker and Mustang) Parts 1-5

Abstract

Part I - Tests on the Spitfire I. Part II - Tests on the Spiteful (F. 1/43). Part III - Tests on Cabins for the Spiteful. Part IV - Tests on the Attacker (E. 10/44). Part V - Tests on the Mustang I. This report describes measurements of lift, drag, and pitching moment made in the R.A.E. High Speed Wind Tunnel on models of the Spitfire, Spiteful (F.1/43), Attacker (E.10/44), and Mustang. On the Spiteful model, pressure distributions on the front radiator flap were also measured. An introduction (written in 1949) gives a general account of the tests described in the separate parts of the report.