Studies of various arrangements of wings and bodies designed to provide favorable wave interference at supersonic speeds lead to the problem of determining the minimum possible valve of the wave resistance obtainable by any disposition of the elements of an aircraft within a definitely prescribed region. Under the assumptions that the total lift and the total volume of the aircraft are given, conditions that must be satisfied if the drag is to be a minimum are found. The report concludes with a discussion of recent developments of the theory which lead to an improved understanding of the drag associated with the production of lift.
Minimum Wave Drag for Arbitrary Arrangements of Wings and Bodies
1957-01-01
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Minimum wave drag for arbitrary arrangements of wings and bodies
TIBKAT | 1957
|Minimum wave drag for arbitrary arrangements of wings and bodies
Engineering Index Backfile | 1956
|Minimum wave drag for arbitrary arrangements of wings and bodies
TIBKAT | 1956
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