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A note on subsonic aerofoil theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

John W. Miles
John W. Miles*
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Department of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
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Summary

A linearised theory for the subsonic, lifting surface problem is formulated in terms of Fourier integral solutions to Laplace’s equation. The symmetric and anti-symmetric problems of the first kind are solved explicitly, while the problems of the second kind depend on the solution of dual integral equations. The antisymmetric problem of the second kind is cast in a variational form, from which certain well-known theorems may be deduced.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , May 1950 , pp. 23 - 33
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1950

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