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Transonic Small-Disturbance Theory/Integral Boundary Layer Airfoil Data For The Low-Fidelity Common Research Model, Jeffrey D. Taylor, Douglas Hunsaker
Transonic Small-Disturbance Theory/Integral Boundary Layer Airfoil Data For The Low-Fidelity Common Research Model, Jeffrey D. Taylor, Douglas Hunsaker
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Lift, Drag, and Moment Coefficient data for the Low-Fidelity Common Research Model wing airfoil sections.
Minimum Induced Drag For Tapered Wings Including Structural Constraints, Jeffrey D. Taylor, Doug F. Hunsaker
Minimum Induced Drag For Tapered Wings Including Structural Constraints, Jeffrey D. Taylor, Doug F. Hunsaker
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For a wing in steady level flight, the lift distribution that minimizes induced drag depends on a tradeoff between wingspan and wing-structure weight. In 1933, Prandtl suggested that tapered wings have an advantage over rectangular wings due to this tradeoff. However, Prandtl’s solutions were obtained using assumptions that correspond to rectangular wings. Therefore, his claim was not analytically proven by his 1933 publication. Here, an approach similar to Prandtl’s is taken with more general approximations that apply to wings of arbitrary planform. This more general development is used to study Prandtl’s claim about tapered wings. Closed-form solutions for the optimum …