A recent investigation of numerous related airfoils indicated that positions of camber forward of the usual location resulted in an increase of the maximum lift. As an extension of this investigation, a series of forward-camber airfoils has been developed, the members of which show airfoil characteristics superior to those of the airfoils previously investigated. The primary object of this report is to present fully corrected results for airfoils in the useful range of shapes. With the data thus made available, an airplane designer may intelligently choose the best possible airfoil-section shape for a given application and may predict to a reasonable degree the aerodynamic characteristics to be expected in flight from the section shape chosen.


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    Title :

    Tests of related forward-camber airfoils in the variable-density wind tunnel


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    Publication date :

    1937-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English



    Tests of related forward-camber airfoils in variable-density wind tunnel

    Jacobs, E.N. / Pinkerton, R.M. / Greenberg, H. | Engineering Index Backfile


    Tests of related forward-camber airfoils in variable density wind tunnel

    Jacobs, E.N. / Pinkerton, R.M. / Greenberg, H. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1937


    Tests of related forward-camber airfoils in variable density wind tunnel

    Jacobs, E.N. / Pinkerton, R.M. / Greenberg, H. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1937