Development of airfoil sections for the swept-back tailless sailplane SB-13
Authors
Clemens Schurmeyer
The City College of the City University of New York
Karl-Heinz Horstmann
Keywords:
Design, Structures, Aerodynamics, Testing
Abstract
For the tailess swept back wing sailplane SB-13, special airfoil properties are required.... The airfoils have been tested in free-flight conditions in the flying testbed on the sailplane 'Janus'... There is no special disadvantage of this special pitching-moment-free airfoil sections.
Author Biography
Clemens Schurmeyer, The City College of the City University of New York