Contents: Part 1 - High Speed Aerodynamics: The effect of compressibility of air in aerodynamics; Drag reduction by maintaining the laminar boundary layer; Shock wave and the interaction of shock wave and boundary layer; Control of the critical flight mach number; Influence of jet from the propulsive power plant on the flow around aircraft; Detail design problems of transonic and supersonic aircraft. Part 2 - The Airplane: Prospects and Problems: Introduction; Airplanes with conventional power plants - present abilities and future possibilities; Possibilities for supersonic flight; Summary; Airplanes with improved power plants - turbojet, turboprop, ramjet, rocket, atomic energy, composite-powered airplanes, summary; Unconventional aircraft - introduction, potential military missions for unconventional aircraft, characteristics of various rotary-wing aircraft, summary; Summary of design problems; Appendix; References; Figures. Part 3 - Aircraft Materials and Structures: Summary; Introduction; Materials; Sandwich construction; Fastenings; General structural problems; External loading; Relation of materials properties to load conditions; Recommendations.


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    Title :

    Toward New Horizons. Volume 4. Aerodynamics and Aircraft Design


    Contributors:
    H. S. Tslen (author) / W. R. Sears (author) / I. L. Ashkenas (author) / C. N. Hasert (author) / N. M. Newmark (author)

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    126 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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