Effect on drag of airplane wheel of various streamline fairings; in use of wheel cowlings there is distinct possibility of increasing overall efficiency of airplane, since by means of careful design drag of wheel alone may be reduced by some 35 per cent; method of test.


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    Title :

    Wind tunnel tests on airplane wheel cowlings


    Additional title:

    Aviation Eng


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    10 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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