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A Lifting-Surface Theory for the Rectangular Wing in Non-Stationary Flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

J. M. R. Graham
J. M. R. Graham*
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Cambridge University, Engineering Department, *
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Summary

A method of obtaining the load distribution on thin rectangular wings in non-stationary incompressible flow is presented, with particular reference to the problem of gust-induced loading. The method utilises solutions to a Fourier transform of the downwash integral equation, enabling the problem to be expressed in the form of a set of dual integral equations having a series solution. Some values of the overall lift coefficient are computed and compared with values of lift coefficient obtained by collocation methods. The method is easily extendable to subsonic compressible flows.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 1971 , pp. 83 - 100
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1971

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