OPTIMIZATION of wing design aims at finding the best compromise between conflicting aerodynamic requirements and considerations of structure weight and stiffness. Since the profile drag of a laminarizcd aircraft is very small, the induced drag has to be correspondingly reduced for proper matching. Reduction of induced drag can only be obtained, for a given dynamic pressure at the cruise, by increasing the span, and that reflects on structure weight.
Boundary Layer Control for Low Drag
A Review of the Present Situation and an Assessment of the Potentialities of Laminarization Techniques
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 34 , 4 ; 108-115
1962-04-01
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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