Publication Date:
2010-11-08
Description:
In linearized flow theory, certain very interesting extremal properties of wings can be derived under rather broad conditions without the use of a complicated mathematical apparatus. The present chapter reviews certain results of this theory and indicates some rather obvious extensions to incorporate various auxiliary conditions. Several examples illustrating the relation between the geometrical features of the wing and the lift distribution for minimum drag are given.
Keywords:
AERODYNAMICS
Type:
NASA. Ames Res. Center Collected Works of Robert T. Jones; p 645-656
Format:
text