Model tests prove the feasibility of enhancing the aerodynamic qualities of wing-fuselage fillets by appropriate design of fuselage and wing roots. Abrupt changes from maximum fuselage height to wing chord must be avoided and every longitudinal section of fuselage and wing roots must be so faired and arranged as to preserve the original lift distribution of the continuous wing. Adapting the fuselage to the curvilinear circulation of the wing affords further improvement. The polars of such arrangements are almost the same as those of the "wing alone," thus voiding the superiority of the high-wing type airplane known with conventional design.
The Aerodynamic Aspect of Wing-fuselage Fillets
1935-02-01
Miscellaneous
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Effect of fillets on wing-fuselage interference
Engineering Index Backfile | 1934
|Aerodynamic Centre of Wing-Fuselage Combinations
NTIS | 1976
Engineering Index Backfile | 1935
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