Aerodynamic characteristics at subsonic and transonic speeds of a 42.7 degree sweptback wing model having an aileron with finite trailing-edge thickness (open access)

Aerodynamic characteristics at subsonic and transonic speeds of a 42.7 degree sweptback wing model having an aileron with finite trailing-edge thickness

Report presenting an investigation at subsonic and transonic speeds in the high-speed 7- by 10-foot tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a 42.7 degree sweptback wing with a 20-percent-chord and 50-percent-span outboard aileron. The investigation was performed in transonic flow over a bump on the tunnel floor and in subsonic flow on one of the tunnel side walls.
Date: January 12, 1949
Creator: Turner, Thomas R.; Lockwood, Vernard E. & Vogler, Raymond D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Present status of research on boundary-layer control (open access)

Present status of research on boundary-layer control

Report presenting a survey of the present status of research on boundary-layer control and its possible applications in aeronautics. The applications considered include reduction of profile drag by the elimination of turbulent separation, increase of the maximum lift coefficient through control of separation, use of suction and blowing slots near the trailing edge of the airfoil as a means of lateral control, use of boundary-layer control as a means of increasing the efficiency of diffusers and bends, and the use of boundary-layer control to influence shock-boundary-layer interaction at high speeds.
Date: January 12, 1949
Creator: von Doenhoff, Albert E. & Loftin, Laurence K., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library