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Effects of leading-edge radius and maximum thickness-chord ratio on the variation with Mach number of the aerodynamic characteristics of several thin NACA airfoil sections

Description: Report presenting a wind-tunnel investigation to determine the effects of leading-edge radius and maximum thickness-chord ratio on the variation with Mach number of the aerodynamic characteristics of several thin symmetrical NACA 4-digit-series airfoil sections. The variations with Mach number of the lift, drag, and pitching moment for a 4-percent-chord-thick airfoil section are not significantly affected by a change of leading-edge radius from 0.18 to 0.53 percent of the chord.
Date: April 14, 1954
Creator: Berggren, Robert E. & Graham, Donald J.
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