Development of Wing Inlets

Abstract

Lift, drag, internal flow, and pressure distribution measurements were made on a low-drag airfoil incorporating various air inlet designs. Two leading-edge air inlets are developed which feature higher lift coefficients and critical Mach than the basic airfoil. Higher lift coefficients and critical speeds are obtained for leading half of these inlet sections but because of high suction pressures near exist, slightly lower critical speeds are obtained for the entire inlet section than the basic airfoil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1945
Accession Number
ADA800617

Entities

People

  • Stanley F. Racisz

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aeronautics
  • Airfoils
  • Boundary Layer
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • High Lift
  • High Lift Devices
  • Leading Edges
  • Low Drag
  • Low Drag Airfoils
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reynolds Number
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wing Inlets

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering