Accession Number:

ADA801516

Title:

The Relation between Spanwise Variations in the Critical Mach Number and Spanwise Load Distributions

Descriptive Note:

Wartime rept.

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS LANGLEY FIELD VA LANGLEY AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY

Personal Author(s):

• Whitcomb, Richard T.

Report Date:

1944-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

Data are presented to show the changes that occur in the spanwise load distributions on wings when the critical Mach number is exceeded. These data indicate that the magnitude of the changes in spanwise load distribution varies with the magnitude of the spanwise variation in the critical Mach numbers of the sections. Means of reducing the magnitudes of such changes are considered.

Descriptors:

• *AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
• AIRFOILS
• LOAD DISTRIBUTION
• MACH NUMBER
• WINGS

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE