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The Distribution of Lift over the Surface of Swept Wings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

D. Küchemann
D. Küchemann*
Affiliation:
Royal Aircraft Establishment
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Summary

A simple method is given for calculating, in incompressible flow, the spanwise and chordwise loadings on thin swept wings with symmetrical aerofoil sections and of moderate and large aspect ratios. The present note is based on, and continues, the investigation described in an earlier paper. The design of swept wings with given spanwise and chordwise load distributions, obtained by modifying the plan form of the wing or by adding camber and twist, is briefly considered, as well as the design of swept wings which give minimum induced drag.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , August 1953 , pp. 261 - 278
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1953

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