Wing with improved leading edge for aircraft

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1978-08-28

1980-12-23

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244198, 244199, B64C 314

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042405971

ABSTRACT:
A thin, high performance swept wing of the tapered type with an improved leading edge characterized by a first portion that extends from near the wing root at a fixed radius to a transition point where twice the fixed radius does not exceed about 100.6 percent of wing thickness at about 5 percent of the local chord at the transition point, and a second leading edge portion extending from the transition point to the wing tip that has a radius expressed in percent of local chord which does not exceed that percent of local chord at the transition point. Winglets are optionally provided in combination with the wing with improved leading edge to provide in combination, improved aircraft performance.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3659810 (1972-05-01), Robertson
patent: 4032087 (1977-06-01), Cleaves
patent: 4050651 (1977-09-01), Neal et al.
Whitcomb, "A Design Approach . . . for Wing-Tip Mounted Winglets", NASA TN 8260, 7/1976.
Ishimitsu et al., "Design Analysis of Winglets for Military Aircraft", AFFDL-7R-76-6, 2/1976.
Evans, "Leading Edge Contours for Thin Swept Wings", NACA RM A57B11, 3/1957.
Hickey et al., "Large-Scale Wind-Tunnel Tests . . .", NACA RM A58A09, 5/1958.

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