Design of winglets for high-performance sailplanes

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1099-1106

  Maughmer, Mark D ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AIRFOILS; DESIGN; DRAG; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAKES; WINGS;

FLIGHT TEST MEASUREMENTS; SAILPLANES; WINGLET DESIGN; WINGLETS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0345872369     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.7220     Document Type: Article

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