EXPLORATORY SAILWING RESEARCH AT PRINCETON

Abstract

The structure and the dominant aerodynamic characteristics of the Princeton Sailwing concept are described. The results of experiments with several models are presented and conclusions are drawn which generally compare the sailwing to a conventional wing of similar planform geometry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0275307

Entities

People

  • T. E. Sweeney

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Gliders
  • Ground Effect
  • Ground Effect Machines
  • Leading Edges
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Spars
  • Trailing Edges
  • Transportation
  • Wind Tunnel Models
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.