Abstract
An analytic solution is presented for the linearized lifting surface problem of a thin circular wing with arbitrary twist and camber in steady incompressible flow. The analysis is based on expansion of the acceleration potential in infinite series of spheroidal harmonics. Unlike previous analyses, which involve inversion of infinite sets of linear equations of solving numerically integral equations, the present method leads to rather simple explicit expressions for the lift and moment coefficients, as well as for the spanwise lift distribution and the induced drag.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-24 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Isr J Technol |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| State | Published - 1985 |
| Event | Proc of the Twenty-Seventh Isr Annu Conf on Aviat and Astronaut (Sel Pap) - Tel Aviv, Isr Duration: 27 Feb 1985 → 28 Feb 1985 |