Negative pressure originating behind flat base of projectiles presents drag component termed "base drag"; same drag exists for airfoil sections, trailing edges of which are cut off or thickened and is also found behind certain sheet metal joints; formulas for calculating drag of tail turrets and blunt trailing wing edges; in case of thicker sections, such as blade roots of propellers, lift is also affected.
Base drag and thick trailing edges
J Aeronautical Sciences
Journal of the Aeronautical Sciences ; 17 , n 10
1950
7 pages
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