Size limits the volume primarily to aircraft components,i.e. wings (in both steady and nonsteady motion), bodies, interference effects, propellers, diffusers, and nozzles. Items dealing with the aircraft as a whole, such as performance, aeroelasticity, and stability and control, are found in Volume VIII. The volume begins with a comprehensive treatment of the steady state aerodynamic theory of wings by R. T. Jones and Doris Cohen. The tables of flow functions in this section should be particularly useful to the practicing aerodynamicist. Clinton Brown next presents a section on the aerodynamics of bodies at high speed, which is noteworthy for including bodies of noncircular cross section--a type which is usually given too little attention. Interactions between wings, body, tail, and propeller are treated in a section by C. Ferrari, who was aided in translation by R. Cramer. This section is notable for bringing together much information which otherwise can only be found scattered widely through the literature. Propellers at high speeds, including supersonic propellers, are covered in a section by C. B. Smith. A section on diffusers and nozzles by J. C. Evvard completes the treatment of the external aerodynamics of high speed propulsion systems. The basis for the treatment of aeroelastic problems is presented in a section by I. E. Garrick on nonsteady wing characteristics. A section by C. W. Frick on the experimental aerodynamics of wings clearly brings out the accomplishments of aerodynamic theory and the limitations imposed by assumptions. (Author)
High Speed Aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion. Volume Vii. Aerodynamic Components of Aircraft at High Speeds
1957
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English