It is shown that the drag of any semi-infinite airfoil section in purely subsonic inviscid flow follows precisely the Prandtl-Glauert compressibility rule. The result for the parabola has application to leading edge corrections in thin airfoil theory.


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    Title :

    The compressibility rule for drag of airfoil noses


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    Publication date :

    1976-02-01


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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English


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