Several groups of new airfoil sections, designated as the NACA 8-series, are derived analytically to have lift characteristics at supercritical Mach numbers which are favorable in the sense that the abrupt loss of lift, characteristic of the usual airfoil section at Mach numbers above the critical, is avoided. Aerodynamic characteristics determined from two-dimensional wind-tunnel tests at Mach numbers up to approximately 0.9 are presented for each of the derived airfoils. Comparisons are made between the characteristics of these airfoils and the corresponding characteristics of representative NACA 6-series airfoils.


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    Title :

    The development of cambered airfoil sections having favorable lift characteristics at supercritical Mach numbers


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    Publication date :

    1949-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English