Infinite Wing Vs Finite Wing
Infinite Wing Vs Finite Wing
Infinite Wing Vs Finite Wing
F-15
1 2 L ! W ! V gVg SC L 2
C C D ! cd TeAR
2 L
U2
Cruise at 70,000 ft Air density highly reduced Flies at slow speeds, low q high angle of attack, high CL AR ~ 14.3
F-15
Flies at high speed (and lower altitudes), so high q low angle of attack, low CL AR ~ 3
WING LOADING (W/S), SPAN LOADING (W/b) AND ASPECT RATIO (b2/S)
W W b ! b S AR D0 ! qg SC D , 0 1 W Di ! Teqg b
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Span loading (W/b), wing loading (W/S) and AR (b2/S) are related
Zero-lift drag, D0 is proportional to wing area Induced drag, Di, is proportional to square of span loading
2 1 Di 1 W ! D0 Teqg b qg SC D , 0
Take ratio of these drags, Di/D0 Re-write W2/(b2S) in terms of AR and substitute into drag ratio Di/D0 1: For specified W/S (set by take-off or landing requirements) and CD,0 (airfoil choice), increasing AR will decrease drag due to lift relative to zero-lift drag 2: AR predominately controls ratio of induced drag to zero lift drag, whereas span loading controls actual value of induced drag
2
W W W2 S ! 2S ! 2 b b S AR S
2 2
Di 1 ! 2 D0 TeqgC D , 0
W S
2
AR
Lift curve for a finite wing has a smaller slope than corresponding curve for an infinite wing with same airfoil cross-section Figure (a) shows infinite wing, Ei = 0, so plot is CL vs. Egeom or Eeff and slope is a0 Figure (b) shows finite wing, Ei 0 Plot CL vs. what we see, Egeom, (or what would be easy to measure in a wind tunnel), not what wing sees, Eeff
1. Effect of finite wing is to reduce lift curve slope Finite wing lift slope = a = dCL/dE 2T 2. At CL = 0, Ei = 0, so EL=0 same for infinite or finite wings
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Integrate
Differentiate CL with respect to E to find lift slope for finite wing Note: Equation is in radians
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1 2 L ! W ! V gVg SC L 2
C C D ! cd TeAR
2 L
U2
Cruise at 70,000 ft Air density highly reduced Flies at slow speeds, low q high angle of attack, high CL AR ~ 14.3
F-15
Flies at high speed (and lower altitudes), so high q low angle of attack, low CL AR ~ 3