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Some Sectional-Drag Relationships in Linearised Wing Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

P. R. Ashill
P. R. Ashill*
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Cranfield Institute of Technology
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Relationships for the sectional drag of wings are derived by using the linearised wing theory. It is suggested that some of these results may prove useful for checking the accuracy of numerical lifting-surface theories and for formulating approximate theories. Two main problems are considered, namely the lifting (no thickness) case and the thickness (zero lift) problem. In both cases, general planform shapes are examined and it is shown that particularly simple results are achieved for planar wings with a spanwise axis of symmetry.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , November 1970, pp. 340 - 354
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1970

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