New airfoil design concept
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Henne, Preston A.↗
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Divergent-Trailing-Edge Airfoil
Wedge concept integrated into basic airfoil design. Current airfoil design, DLBA 238, developed to produce airfoil with superior geometric characteristics and equivalent cruise aerodynamic characteristics. "Trailing-edge wedge" concept improved by integration into basic airfoil design for DLBA 238. Trailing-edge thickness and maximum thickness constrained to be same as baseline DLBA 032. Base drag-penalty of wedge avoided. Airfoil upper-surface geometry held fixed.
Henne, Preston A.↗