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The Lift on a Wing in a Turbulent Flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

R Jackson ,
J M R Graham  and
D J Maull
R Jackson
Affiliation:
Rolls-Royce 1971, Bristol
J M R Graham
Affiliation:
Aeronautics Department, Imperial College
D J Maull
Affiliation:
Cambridge University, Engineering Department
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Summary

Experiments are described in which the lift on a rectangular element of a two-dimensional wing and on a finite aspect ratio wing has been measured in grid turbulence. By measuring the spectrum of the lift and the spectrum of the turbulence upwash component, an experimental value for the turbulent admittance may be found. This is compared with a calculated value based upon linearised theory.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , August 1973 , pp. 155 - 166
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1973

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