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Low Speed Wind Tunnel Tests of Several Airfoil Sections Through 360 ° Angle of Attack (open access)

Low Speed Wind Tunnel Tests of Several Airfoil Sections Through 360 ° Angle of Attack

A series of two-dimensional airfoils were run through a complete 360 ° angle of attack range to determine their low-speed force characteristics. The airfoils were chosen in an attempt to vary as many parameters (such as thickness, camber, thickness distribution, etc.) as possible with the limited number of shapes that time permitted. All airfoils tested had lift curves with two distinct stalls and quite similar drag curves between 0 ° and 90 ° angle of attack. The highly cambered sections developed peculiar characteristics in the inverted and trailing edge forward positions, as might be expected. The effective test Reynolds number of 0.81 x 10(6) based on the model chord of one foot.
Date: October 14, 1954
Creator: Reed, James F.
System: The UNT Digital Library