Hawker Hunter - Overall Aircraft Lift Coefficient

• Aug 17, 2024

• #1

Laurelix

Airman 1st Class

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Jun 13, 2016

So here is this NACA report

On Page 13 it says
Cl = Overall Aircraft Lift Coefficient



A guy claims that the Hawker Hunters lift coefficient is pretty much 0.9 CL according to Page 21



I'm not good at understanding this more difficult things, but is this actually true?


Source:

https://reports.aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1826.2/4005/arc-rm-3420.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

 

• Aug 18, 2024

• #2

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ThomasP

Senior Master Sergeant

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Apr 17, 2017

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It may be correct. I cannot say for sure, but using the Pilot's Notes Vstall - with flaps and undercarriage up - the CL comes out to ~0.825 at 212 ft/sec IAS at 15,000 lbs, which would be consistent with the 5-10% buffer in Vstall that was usually used operationally.

If I did my math right.

 

• Aug 25, 2024

• #3

Aeroweanie

Airman

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Jan 17, 2021

Are you asking about the maximum lift coefficient at 1G stall?