A study of methods to increase the lift of supersonic airfoils at low speeds

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Pollock, Albert David
Reck, Floyd Francis
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1947
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California Institute of Technology
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This thesis presents a study of the problem of improving the lift characteristics of a supersonic wing at low speeds. Trailing edge split flaps, nose flaps , and boundary layer control were investigated singularly and together using the optimum configuration of each.
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