"The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics has made profile-drag measurements in flight of a wing which was equipped with a rubber inflatable de-icer and to which various stimulated ice formations were attached. Tuft observations at the stalling speed of the wing with the various drag conditions were made in order to determine the influence on the maximum lift coefficient. The de-icer installation caused an increase of from 10-20% in the profile drag of the plain wing and reduced CL(sub max) about 6%" (p. 1).
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"The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics has made profile-drag measurements in flight of a wing which was equipped with a rubber inflatable de-icer and to which various stimulated ice formations were attached. Tuft observations at the stalling speed of the wing with the various drag conditions were made in order to determine the influence on the maximum lift coefficient. The de-icer installation caused an increase of from 10-20% in the profile drag of the plain wing and reduced CL(sub max) about 6%" (p. 1).
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Rodert, Lewis A. & Jones, Alun R.Profile-Drag Investigation of an Airplane Wing Equipped with Rubber Inflatable De-Icer,
report,
December 1939;
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc65085/:
accessed December 5, 2023),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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