Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 April 2006
Asymptotic theory of high-aspect-ratio wings in steady incompressible flow is extended to a case where the wing forms either an open or closed circular arc. The generalization is based on an integral formulation of the problem, which resembles the one used by Guermond (1990) for a plane curved wing. A second-order approximation is obtained for the load distribution on two model wings, one resembling that of a gliding parachute, and the other resembling a short duct.