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On the Measurement of Supersonic Aerofoil Drag by Pressure Traverse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

R. E. Meyer
R. E. Meyer*
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics, University of Sydney*
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Summary

The drag in two-dimensional flow is expressed in terms of the distributions of static and stagnation pressures along a traverse line downstream of the aerofoil. Sources of error are discussed with regard to their effect on the accuracy of drag measurement in small tunnels at medium Mach numbers.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , May 1957 , pp. 123 - 144
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1957

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