Low-Speed Tests of Five NACA 66-Series Airfoils Having Mean Lines Designed to Give High Critical Mach Numbers

Abstract

An investigation was made of the possibility of developing an airfoil to carry lift without decreasing critical Mach number below that of basic thickness form at zero lift. By designing mean line to carry load over portions of airfoil section having low induced velocities, an effective design lift coefficient of approximately 0.1 was obtained for several airfoil sections without causing maximum predicted critical Mach number to be appreciably less than critical Mach number for basic thickness form at zero lift.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1947
Accession Number
ADB804979

Entities

People

  • Albert Von Doenhoff
  • James M O'connor
  • Louis S. Stivers Jr.

Organizations

  • National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Airfoils
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Free Stream
  • High Lift Devices
  • Leading Edges
  • Load Distribution
  • Low Drag
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reynolds Number
  • Speed
  • Static Pressure
  • Surfaces
  • Trailing Edges
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.