Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2016
It is shown that, for infinite sheared wings with symmetrical aerofoil sections, the value of the suction peak near the nose in incompressible flow depends primarily on the value of the lift coefficient and the nose radius and not on the angle of sweep.
When investigating the suitability of a basic wing section for an aircraft design with comparatively large aspect ratio, it is useful to know up to which lift coefficient one can expect the flow to be attached over the wing surface, and separation to occur at the trailing edge only. For aerofoils of small or moderate thickness-chord ratio, flow separation tends to occur first near the leading edge.
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