Criterion for wing structural efficiency, as established in Report ACA-44, is used to investigate influence of wing plan form and thickness variations on wing structure weight and on aircraft performance; problem dealt with numerically for four typical airplanes; investigation indicates that some of actual designs leave room for considerable improvement.
Influence of wing geometry and structural efficiency on aircraft performance
Australia. Aeronautical Research Consultative Committee -- Report
1949
25 pages
Diagrs, Charts
Report
Englisch
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