Preserving laminar flow at low speeds by boundary layer suction; suction airfoil is distinctive in being very thick for about 75% of its chord and then having abrupt step down to trailing edge; slots provided at transition point, where step begins; de Habilland G.2 (modified) glider with Griffith suction wing developed for flight tests.
Interesting experiment
Aeroplane
Aeroplane ; 76 , n 1962
1949
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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