Abstract: Abstract This chapter divides the theory of lift into two parts: the theory of the wing profile, that is, the wing sections of the kind studied by Kutta and Joukowsky, and the theory of the planform of the wing, the shape of the wing when seen from above. The designer may choose a simple, rectangular shape or give the wing a more aesthetically pleasing curved leading or trailing edge. The wingtips may be rounded or square, and, most important of all, the wing may be made long and narrow, referred to as high aspect ratio, or short and stubby, referred to as low aspect ratio. The discussion here concerns the distribution of the lift along the span of the wing and the properties that a wing possesses in virtue of its finite length and the flow around the wingtips.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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