Flight measurements of the profile drag of a Skylark II wing
Authors
P. Langston
The City College of the City University of New York
Keywords:
Aerodynamics, Design
Abstract
In recent years sailplane designers have made increasing use of so-called 'laminar flow' wing sections in attempts to decrease the wing profile drag. At high Reynolds Numbers the advantage of these aerofoils over more conventional aerofoils is consideraable but unfortunately the advantage decreades with decreasing Reynolds Number......
Author Biography
P. Langston, The City College of the City University of New York