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Some accurate solutions of the lifting surface integral equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

E. O. Tuck
E. O. Tuck
Affiliation:
Applied Mathematics Department, The University of Adelaide, S.A. 5005, Australia
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This note describes a simple numerical method for solution of the lifting surface integral equation of aerodynamics, and provides benchmark computations of up to 7 figure accuracy for flat rectangular wings of arbitrary aspect ratio. The nature of the large aspect ratio limit is also investigated numerically and asymptotically. This enables determination of the limiting behaviour near the wing tips, which is compared to the predictions of lifting line theory. Generalisations to non-rectangular wings are discussed.

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Research Article
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The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , October 1993, pp. 127 - 144
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1993

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