Aerodynamic design of winglets for a Standard Class glider
Authors
Udo Dressler
The City College of the City University of New York
Keywords:
Design, Testing, Aerodynamics
Abstract
...the French National team surprised their competitors with winglets mounted on their gliders... This report describes the theoretical effect of different geometrical winglet parameters on the flight performance of an ASW-19 glider. A promising winglet version was selected, built and measured in flight...
Author Biography
Udo Dressler, The City College of the City University of New York