National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Report No 460. Characteristics of Airfoil Sections from Wind Tunnel

Softcover. Condition: Good. 1935. Illustrated.

The characteristics of 78 related airfoil sections from tests in the variable-density wind tunnel by Eastman N. Jacobs, Kenneth E. Ward, and Robert M. Pinkerton at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.

An investigation of a large group of related airfoils was made in the NACA variable-density wind tunnel at a large value of the Reynolds number. The tests were made to provide data that may be directly employed for a rational choice of the most suitable airfoil section for a given application. The variation of the aerodynamic characteristics with variations in thickness and mean-line form were systematically studied.