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The Aerodynamic Design of Swept Winged Aircraft at Transonic and Supersonic Speeds*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

R. C. Lock
R. C. Lock*
Affiliation:
Aerodynamics Division, National Physical Laboratory
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The idea of sweeping the wings of an aeroplane in order to delay or reduce the transonic drag rise is of course an old one, dating from at least 20 years ago. At subsonic speeds the art of swept wing design is now highly developed, largely due to research at the RAE under Küchemann on the three-dimensional aspects of the subject, and at the NPL, notably by Pearcey and Holder, on two-dimensional section design. It was soon realised that, at least in principle, the same ideas could be carried over some way into the supersonic speed range—how far still remains to be seen.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 67 , Issue 630 , June 1963 , pp. 325 - 337
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1963

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A Specialist Lecture given before the Society on 15th January1963.

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