Volume Title |
Aerodynamics
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Volume No |
AEROFOILS AND WINGS - Wings - drag
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DATA Title |
Subsonic lift-dependent drag due to the trailing vortex wake for wings without camber or twist. |
DATA Item |
74035 |
KEYWORD |
dependent, drag, induced, lift, trailing, vortex, wake, wing |
ISBN |
0 85679 089 3 |
ABSTRACT |
ESDU 74035 gives curves of lift-dependent drag as a function of taper and aspect ratio, mid-chord sweep and Mach number. They were obtained using spanwise load distributions calculated by linearised lifting-surface theory. The curves can be applied in all practical cases provided the flow remains fully attached over the wing surface and, although calculated for straight-tapered wings, can be applied to other planforms through the use of effective wing parameters for which equations are included. |