Results are presented of a study conducted to analyze the potential aerodynamic improvements which can be obtained with aft-swept wing tips at subsonic speeds. A review and summary of previous swept-tip applications and studies are given. Additionally, the through evolution optimized tail-fin shapes of fast-cruising aquatic animals are examined as well as the wing planform shapes of sea birds. These superior long-distance travellers both display lifting-surface planform shapes with increased leading-edge sweep towards the tip. These observations and analytical results obtained with a nonlinear surface-panel method demonstrate that substantial induced-drag improvements can be obtained through the adoption of planform shapes with highly-tapered aft-swept tips.


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    Titel :

    Drag-reduction characteristics of aft-swept wing tips


    Beteiligte:
    Van Dam, C. P. (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1986


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :




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