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Citation
(1998), "Wing tunnel model for simulating an infinite swept wing", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 70 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1998.12770ead.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited
Wing tunnel model for simulating an infinite swept wing
Wing tunnel model for simulating an infinite swept wing
Keywords Aircraft, Patents, Wings
In GB patent 2294 017 the Secretary of State for Defence describes a model swept wing. It consists of an upstream end section, a constant chord, constant section central section and a downstream end section in which the central section represents the infinite swept wing on which aerodynamic data are desired. Alternatively, or in addition, the upstream and downstream end sections may comprise one or more trailing-edge flaps, a means for measuring the pressure on the upper and lower surfaces of the wing, and means, governed by variations in the pressure distribution across the span, for controlling the angles of the flaps so as to produce a substantially uniform lift across the span of the complete wing.