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Summary report on the high-speed characteristics of six model wings having NACA 65(sub1)-series sections (open access)

Summary report on the high-speed characteristics of six model wings having NACA 65(sub1)-series sections

A summary of the results of wind-tunnel tests to determine the high-speed aerodynamic characteristics of six model wings having NACA 65sub1-series sections is presented in this report. The 8-percent-thick wings were superior to the 10-percent and 12-percent-thick wings from the standpoint of power economy during level flight for Mach numbers above 0.76. However, airplanes that are to fly at Mach numbers below 0.76 will gain aerodynamically if the percentage thickness of the wing and the aspect ratio are both increased. The lift-curve slopes for the 8-percent-thick wings at 0.85 Mach number were roughly twice their low-speed values.
Date: October 19, 1945
Creator: Hamilton, William T. & Nelson, Warren H.
System: The UNT Digital Library