Airplane characteristics; a systematic introduction for flyer and student and for all who are interested in aviation (1918)
Bedell, Frederick, b. 1868- · Ithaca, N. Y., Taylor and Company · leaf 32
upwardover the wing before its final deflection downward; thisdecreases the pressure on the upper surface and so contributesmaterially to the lift. The distribution of presstire on single and multiple planesis shown in a later chapter. See Appendix IV. It is the curvature of the upper surface of a… … Fig. 9. Flow of air past a cambered wing; side view. formed upper surface, a good wing can be constructed with aperfectly fiat lower surface. An upward turn in the lower surface toward the enteringedge, corresponding to the dip in the upper svirface andmaking what is known as Phillips entry, is not…
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