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MINISTRY OF SUPPLY

AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORTS AND MEMORANDA

e- ~ o 'i

Theory of Aerofoil Spoilers By

at present

L. C. WooDs (New Zealand Scientific Defence Corps,

seconded to the Aerodynamics Division of the N.P.L.

C r o w n C o p y r i g h t . R e s e r v e d

R. & M. No. 2969 (15,870)

A.R.C. Technical Report

LONDON' HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE

1956

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Theory of Aerofoil Spoilers B y

L. C. WooDs

(New Zealand Scientific Defence Corps, at present seconded to the Aerodynamics Division of the N.P .L. )

Reports and Memoranda No. 2969

May, I953

Summary.--A mathematical theory of aerofoil spoilers-~ in two-dimensional subsonic flow is presented. Equations axe given for load distributions, lift, drag, moments and hinge moments pro.duced by spoiler-flap combinations. The theory is developed for a spoiler in a general position but the trailing-edge spoiler receives special attention. For this important case the theory gives good agreement with experiment, but in the more general case, because of uncertainty about the pressure distribution on the aerofoil to the rear of the spoiler, the agreement is not as good.

(x, y) Z

Ft, S

(q, o)

P, Po oo

U -=

M

=

(+, ~0)

~0~ (#i /t

NOTATION

The physical plane

x + iy, i = x / ( - 1)

Distances measured normal to and along a streamline respectively

Velocity vector in polar co-ordinates

Local and stagnation densities respectively

As a suffix to denote values at infinity

q*

Local Mach number

(1 - MW'

Plane of equipotentials ($ = constant) and streamlines (~0 = constant), where

d+ = q ds, d~ = p- q d• . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) P0

Values of • at the points of flow separation A and G (Fig. 1)

Defined by I' r = ~ d(log S l q ) . . . . . . . . . . . . (2)

q--'v

-~ Projections on the aerofoil surface causing flow separation. Published with permission of the Director of the National Physical Laboratory.

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NOTATION--continued

f

m

w

(7, ~)

Cp

Cpo, Cp., Cp,

Cpa

8,

~G

CL, CD

C.,, C~

C

h

2, 21

Ec

E 1 --~

d*

Defined .by f =

,?, , , ?2) . ~

. . . . sin ½4 =

. . . . 4 a =

Elliptic co-ordinates

r + i0 . . . . . . . . . . (3)

. . . . . . . . . . . . (4) p

¢ + i m ~ . . . . . . . . . . (5

,,V¢1- V¢o de , + V4,o . . . . . . . . (6)

1(V'¢1 + V¢o) ~ . . . . . . . . (7)

defined by zv = 4a (i sinh ½¢ + sin ½1) 3, ¢ = ~ -}- iy . . . . . (8) so that the aerofoil surface is ~ = 0, and the front stagnation point is a t ~ = 0 , ~ , = i . (See Fig. lb)

(p --/5oo)/lp U 2, the pressure coefficient

Pressure coefficients on the aerofoil due to (i) aerofoil alone, ( i i ) the portion of the wake behind the trailing edge alone, and (iii) spoiler-flap combination alone, respectively; thus the total-pressure coefficient on the aerofoil is c, = c , . + c,~, + c,~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9)

The value of Cp, on the aerofoil behind the spoiler

The change in the pressure coefficient at the trailing edge due to a trailing edge spoiler

Jump in Cp across the aerofoil surface, or load coefficient

Lift and drag coefficients

Moment total coefficient about leading edge and hinge-moment coefficient

Absolute incidence (measured from no-lift position) and incidence of the front part of the chord respectively

Chord length

Spoiler height

Deflection angles of flap and spoiler respectively

The flap chord

4,1/¢o

Boundary-layer displacement thickness occurring at the spoiler position when h = 0, i.e., the spoiler is absent

Is defined by e = 221/z(1 +/~oo) . . . . . . . . . . (10)

As a suffix to denote values when the incidence, flap deflection, and spoile r height are all zero.

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1. Introductior~.--In view of the present interest in the use of spoilers as control devices-- either alone 8 or in conjunction with flaps ~' ~--a mathematical account of the effect of these spoilers on A Cp, C£, C~, C,, and CH is of some practical value. The calculations of these quantities given in this report are based on an extension of the Helmholtz theory of infinite constant-pressure wakes in incompressible flow to infinite varying-pressure wakes in subsonic compressible flow, recently developed by the authoP. The Helmholtz constant-pressure wake is physically un- realistic in that with increasing distance downstream the displacement thickness of the wake tends to infinity, whereas of course it should be constant and equal to cC~/2 (Ref. 5).

One of the difficulties with separating flows is the problem of determining how the pressure varies in the wake behind the separation points. The possibility of flow reat tachment behind the spoiler (in the interval BG in Fig. la,) which is likely with small spoilers, particularly when the flap is deflected in the same direction as the spoiler, complicates matters. Fortunately, in the important case of trailing-edge spoilers, this difficulty is unimportant as the wake pressure makes no contribution to the chordwise loading.

To fix ideas consider the case shown in Fig. la. The flow is assumed to separate at points A (the end of the spoiler) and G (usually, but not necessarily, the trailing edge). The front stag- nation point is at D, and the shaded surface ABCDEFG can be conveniently termed the ' wetted surface.' The pressures on the streamlines bounding the wake (shown dotted) must be deduced from some plausible assumption. When this has been done the (mixed) boundary conditions are that the shape of the wetted surface is known and the pressures along the separating streamlines are known. For the chordwise pressure distribution behind spoilers we shall make the assumption that the pressure change due to the spoiler is constant between the spoiler and the trailing edge, i.e., t h a t @~ is constant. Some experimental evidence supporting this 'assumption appears in section 5. In the wake downstream of the trailing edge it will be assumed that the pressure is the same at opposite points on the separating streamlines. With this assumption it is obvious tha t this portion of the wake contributes only a symmetrical term (@~) to the pressure distribution over the aerofoil, so that as far as A @, CL, C,,~ and C~ are concerned it can be ignored. A likely law of variation of pressure along the streamlines bounding the wake downstream of the trailing edge is discussed in the Appendix, where it is used.to determine the value of Cp~ due to a trailing- edge spoiler. While this theory is in fair agreement with experiment it is relegated to the Appendix because the symmetrical term @~ makes no contribution to lift and moments.

Now it has been shown 1~ that a good approximation to the differential equation of compressible subsonic flow is obtained by putting m = m~. Then we find that

1 ~4- ~ + - - - ---- 0 ,

¢4/t ~o z 3~o 2

so that from (5), f is approximately an analytic function of w. From this result, it is shown in Ref. 4 that

f (~) = iO(-- ~) -- 1__~ .f= log Sincos -~(y*~(y*~ + i~)i~) dO(y.)

1 - o o f ~" 1 cosh- [ f ' J0 \cosh + i sinh + cosh -- 7 sinh ½;

(is)

where 0(7*) is the flow direction on the wetted surface, and r+(~*) and r_(~*) are the values of r on the upper and lower edges of the wake respectively. The ~-plane, in which this result is calculated, is shown in Fig. lb. calculated, is shown in Fig. lb.

3 h i

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Suppose 0 is measured from an init ial direction such tha t 0 . (equation (2)) r~ = 0, it follows tha t f . = 0. result implies

= 0, then since by definit ion From equations (8) and (11) it is found tha t this

(r+ - d , * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12)

One final general equation required in the subsequent theory is (from equat ion (1))

Y~

where S is the perimeter distance measured round the per imeter surface from A (see Fig. la). On this surface (~ = 0) equat ion (8) becomes

= 4a(sin ½), -- sin ½2)~,

so tha t the equat ion for S can be wri t ten

SU _ f f 4a

. . . . . . . . . . ( 1 3 )

U q (sin ½Z -- sin ½~) cos ½~ d), . . . . . . . . . (14)

2. The Pressure Distribution due to a, Spoiler-Flap Combination.--First consider the contri- but ion from the wake terms in (11) to the increment f - - f o due to the spoiler-flap combinat ion (f0 is the value of f when ~ = h = cd = 0). As discussed in the In t roduct ion it will, be assumed tha t the pressure increment is constant on the separated streamline from A to G' (Fig. la), while the pressure on each streamline downsfream from the trai l ing edge can be put equal to its value at inf ini ty wi thout affecting the load distr ibution. Thus from (2) and Bernoull i ' s equat ion we can write

-- K,(O ~< ~ ~< - - k ) r+ = 0, (o ~< ~ ~< - o~), r_ = (k > o) , . . (is)

0 , ( - - k ~< ~ ~< - o o )

where K is independent of ~, and k is the value of -- ~ on ~, = -- i~ opposite the trai l ing edge. K is a function of h which must clearly vanish when h ---- 0. From (8) on the separat ion s treamlines

= % + i ~ , ~ = ~ _ - - i ~ ,

6± = 4a{cosh 1~± ± (-- sin ½2)} 2 . . . . . . . . . . (16)

wi th an obvious notat ion. At the trai l ing edge ~+ -"-~_, 7+ = 0 and ~_ = -- k, so from (16) we find tha t k is given approximate ly by

c o s h ½ k = 1 - - 2 s i n ½ 2 .

Greater accuracy is scarcely justified here in view of the crudeness of (18). into (11) yields

. . . . (17)

Subst i tu t ion of (15)

log sin }(~,* + i~) d(O - - 00) cos }(~* -- i~)

2ff t a n - l f t a n = + i ~ t a n h ~ } 4 . ' . . (18)

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I t will be supposed in the following analysis tha t the non-separat ing flow about the aerofoil for c¢' = ~ = h = 0, has a l ready been calculated by one of the usual methods~, so tha t the relat ion

q = q ( s / c ) ,

and hence ¢ = 4,(s/c) = c U d(s /c ) , . . . . . . . . . . . . (19)

where s is the aerofoil perimeter distance measured from the front s tagnat ion point, is known. Now it will be assumed$ tha t the relat ion between ¢ and s remains effectively unchanged b y small values of ~, h, K and ~', so tha t the values of ¢0 and ¢~ together wi th the value of ~ at the hinge of the flap can be calculated from (19). Thus ~ and a can be de te rmined from (6) and (7) while ~ and ~, (the values of ~, at t he hinge on the upper and lower surfaces respect ively ; see

Fig. 2) follows from (13).

The increments 0 -- 00 due to the flap and spoiler are shown in Fig. 2. They are as follows : (i) the front s tagnat ion point moves from E (y = A0) to D (~, = ~%), thus reversing the flow direction in A ~< ~, ~< Z0, i.e., increasing 0 by ~ in this interval, (ii) the incidence reduces 0 by ~' in - - ~ ~< 7 < ~, (iii) the flap deflection reduces 0 by ~ in ~ ~< y ~< ~, -- = ~< ~, ~< ~ , and (iv) the spoiler deflection reduces 0 by ~ in -- ~ ~< r < - - = + A ~ . Thus 0 - - 00 is a step funct ion wi th jumps in value as set out in the following Table § :

J u m p in 0 -- 0 0 - - (c¢' + ~ + ~)

~2

=

~o ~3 =

Subst i tu t ing these discontinuit ies into equat ion (18) we find tha t

. rsin i(~0 + i , ) cos }(~ - i ~ ) \ f - - f o = l°g~c-0ss i(t0 -- i~) sin i ( t + i$)J

~ . (s in }(Z2 + i¢) cos } ( ;%- i~) - - ; , o g < [ ~ _~-~ -- i~) sin ~(X3 + i*)J

[cos ~(~1 -- i~ -- ~) - - ~ - tan-1 t an ¼(= + i $ ) t a n h ~ t , . .

while from (11) the vanishing of this increment at inf ini ty yields

(20)

2~' + ~1~1 + ~ (2= + ~2 - ~3) + (4 - ~o) k K _ 0 . . . . . (21) 7g ~ 7g

t The method of Ref. 6 would be particularly suitable.

$ A similar assumption is made in Ref. 7, where it is discussed in detail.

§ When the spoiler coincides with or is in front of the hinge ~2 must be given the value -- = throughout the following theory. If the spoiler is on the upper surface of the aerofoil it is only necessary to change the signs of C z, C~, and C~ ij~ the following theory.

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O n the wet ted surface (20) becomes

10g I sin ¼(A0 -- 7) cos ¼(A + 7) /e /'0 • I cos }(A0 + Y) sin }(A -- Y)

log sin }(G -- Y) cos ~(Aa + Y) - - ~ cos ~(G + ~))sin } (Aa- 7)

-- ~ l o g 7-oos ~ - , - + y s i n ~(Z, -- 7 -- =)~_)l

2K :7/;

-- - - t an -~ {tan ~(= -- 7) t anh ~h}. (22)

In section 3, A~ will be shown to be a simple funct ion "of h, which vanishes when h = 0. The numbers c~', At ~ and K will be assumed to be of order t, Say, where t is a small number of the first order ; terms O ( t s) will be neglected. If A -- Ao = ~ it follows from (21) tha t ~ will also be O( t ) .

Subst i tu t ing Ao = A- ,~ in (22) and regarding ~ as an independent variable t emporar i ly replacing ~', we find tha t

aq ~q ~r q cos ½r 3d -- ar a~ -- 2/3 sin ½(A -- ~) -- sin ½7 '

since from (2)dq/dr = - - ql(3. Hence at ~ = ~ = at = K = 0 ;

at/- "~ qo cos½7

\a J 0 -- 2/3o sin ½A -- sin -~7 "

( O q ) ~qo cos }y Similarly ~ o = 2 ~ o 1 + sin }7

and

( 0 q ) q0 log I sin ¼(G -- Y) cos ~(G + y ) ~} o = - - ~/3o cos }(G + Y) sin I (G -- y) '

() Oq 2q0 tan_ ~ ( t a n ~(~ -- 7) t anh ~k} . o-- ~/~0

Thus, using (21) to el iminate ~, we have to first order

q~ qo ~iA1 As -- A

]- ¢+-2Z + 2 cos ½7

sin ½A -- sin ½7

~A~ cos {Y 2fio~ 1 + sin l y

log + +/~o~ c-oos ~ + Y) sin I (G --

+ 2K t a n _ l f t a n ~(~ _ Y) t anh L

an expansion which is pla inly not valid in the i m m e d i a t e neighbourhoods of 7 ---- -- ~, A, G and G.

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In order to make further algebraic progress it is now necessary to restrict the aerofoil thickness to be O(t), from which it follows that

qo/U = 1 + o(t) , Oo = o( t ) , ~o = ~ + o(t) . . . . . .

and K = -- ½~C,~(1 + O ( t ) ) , . . . . . . . . . •

where Cp~ is the constant value of C,~ on the aerofoil behind the spoiler position. (24) and the expansion for q we deduce that the increment to the pressure coefficient is

. . (23)

. . (24)

From (23),

~{ ka~c,o~ cos ~,~ C, - C,~.= C,. + 2w + ~A~ + (2~ + 45 - 43) L~ + --2~--~ ] sin 14 -- sin ½y

h4 , cos½), 2~ log l b

sin }(~ -- y) cos ½(43 -t- ~) I c o s l ( & + y) s i n ~(4~ - ~) I

+ 2@,~ tan_ ~ ( tan ~(a - - ~') tanh k / 4 } . :rE

(25)

Equations (23) permit us to write ¢ = U x + O(t) and ¢0 = Uc + O(t), where x is the distance measured along the chord from the leading edge. Equations (6) and (7) can then be written in the approximate forms

@ E l - 1 sin ½4 = ~/E~ + 1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (26)

4 a ) (27) and Uc = ~ ( I + w / E ~ ) 2, • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

where the spoiler is at x = Ezc. Similarly equation (13) can be written in the approximate form

• 2 V ( x / c ) (2s ) sin ½-y = =L 1 + w/E1 + sin ½4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

where the positive and negative signs apply to the upper (y > 4) and lower (y < 4) surfaces respectively. From (28) it follows that the values 4~ and Z3 defining the hinge position must satisfy

1 , . . . . . . . . . . (29) sin ~;L~ + sin ½43 = 2 sin ½4 • •

since the value of x , { ( 1 - - E ) c } is the same on both surfaces.

Thus the quantities 4, k, ~, and 43 appearing in (25) can be calculated from (26), (17), (28) and (29), while 41 is related to the spoiler height by equation (36) below. The numbers Cp, and Cpo still remain to be assigned in (25). As C~. is symmetrical across the aerofoil surface, d Cp~ = 0, so that it can be ignored when (25) is employed to calculate load distributions, forces and moments. An equation for Cp ~ in the case of the trailing-edge spoiler is developed in the Appendix. In the absence of any theory On the pressure increment behind spoilers Cp~ must be assigned from experiment. However, if further experimentation reveals that the simple assumption about this pressure embodied in equation (15) can be improved then, with the aid of (11), there would be no difficulty in modifying the basic result (25) for the pressure increment. An example given in section 5 shows that the assumption (15) is of some value.

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i n the par t icu la r case of a traifing edge spoiler, 2, k = 0, and from (29), -- i~ = 2~ = t~ say, so tha t (25) reduces to

Cp -- Cpo = -- 2~' + ~la~= + 2(~ -- a~) co~ ½~, + / ~ = 1 + sin ½7

2# sin ½(a~ + 7) C, . . . . (30) -- /~-~ log sin ½(a~ -- ),) + 1 + b cos ½7 ' ""

where the wake contr ibut ion, calculated in the Appendix has been included. I t will be no ted t ha t in this case the pressure dis tr ibut ions due to incidence and flap deflection are the same as those obta ined by the classical theory~t. This is not t rue for o ther spoiler positions since the spoiler has the addi t ional affect of cancelling out the effectiveness of par t of the aerofoil and flap, and thus reducing their efficiency as lifting surfaces.

The load dis t r ibut ion for a trail ing-edge spoiler can be calculated quite simply, since from (28), %~(x/c) : s in ( ± {~), so tha t ACp= Cp(7) -- C / - - 7). Thus from (30) it follows tha t the contri- bu t ion t6 the loading due to the spoiler alone is

4~#t A C~, = -- =/~- cosec 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (31)

3. The Spoiler H e i g h t . l i t is convenient at this stage to establish the relat ion be tween Xl and h. From.(14) and the definition of at we have

- ~ + , ~

hU _ U (sin ½4 -- sin ½7) cos ½7 @ . . . . . . . . . (32) 4a q

In the in terval -- a ~< ), ~< -- ~ + al equat ion (22) can be wr i t ten approx imate ly

fq Sd(log U/q) log -- . . . . (33) 21 7 i 9"/:

- - - - - - K , • • * • • *

= 4 1 + 7 + ~ q=U

s ince ,~ < < a2, 43, and 40 -"- 2. In the range of in tegrat ion of (32) q varies from 0 at 7 = -- = + 41 to U + O(t)~. at 7 = -- ~, so tha t an average value of/~ in the range is approx imate ly ½(1 + $~). To make analyt ic progress at this po in t it is necessary to replace $ in (33) by this average value: This enables us to wri te

where t = ~ + 7, ql is the veloci ty at the point of flow separat ion t = 0, and e is defined by equa- t ion (10). This result and the fact t ha t at is small allows (32) to be wr i t ten

hU U at + (1 + sin ½X)t dr" 4a - - 2 q t ~ --

therefore from (26) and (27)

y h/c = ~2~2(E~ + %/Et) + y o - - Y y d y .

~f See also the extension of Glauert's theory to thick aeroioils ill compressible flow given in Ref. 7. :~ Admittedly not true for large spoiler heights but this assumption does permit an average value of/3 in the range

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Hence ;tl = F E~ ~ -£/E~ ' " . . . . . . . . . . .

where F f !C ~( l + Y ) ~

The function F(e) is set out in the following table, which was established by numerical integration.

F

I

0

2.000

0.1

1.807

0.2

1.612

0.3

1.423

0.4

1.238

0.5

1.058 [

0.6

0.883

0.7

0.709 [

0.8

O. 534

0.9

0.347

1"0

For a spoiler at right-angles to the aerofoil surface in incompressible flow

= ½ a n d F = 4 + ~ "

Two complications must be considered at this point. Referring to Fig. 3 they are (i) the spoiler causes flow separation to occur at some point E in front of B, and (ii) since the boundary- layer displacement thickness will be less at G than at B with the spoiler absent (~*),the effective spoiler height, h, must be less than h. When h > > ~* it seems reasonable to write h = h -- ~*, and to replace h by h in (34). When 5 and d* are about the same size, or when h < ~*, ~ will be a complicated function of h, d* and the Reynolds number . However the following empirical rule, which the author has found to be in moderate agreement with the available experimental data may be of some value. It is that

h - - ~ * , (28"~<h) h . . . . . . . . . . . . . (35)

h~/4~*, (0 <~ h <~ 2,~*),'" and equation (34) is replaced by~-

Zl = F E1 + VEx . . . . . . .

The value of ~*/c at the trailing edge is approximately 5

c -- 4k, q J C.o, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (37)

where qt is the velocity at the trailing edge when the spoiler" is absent and H is the ratio of the momentum to the displacement thickness of the boundary layer. I t is probably sufficient for our present application to assume that H = 1.4 and ~* grows linearly along the aerofoil chord. If the value of qt is not available, then d*/c = C, 0/2 is probably a fair approximation to (37).

There seems to be no easy way to allow for the flow separation in front of the spoiler, but the success of equations (35) and (36) in predicting experimental results (see section (5)) suggests tha t it is of little importance.

I t should be realized that the difficulties mentioned above are significant only in affecting the relation between 21 and h ; they will have negligible effect on the law of load distribution.

-~ For h/c < 0" 02, say, ql/U can be replaced by uni ty in (36), with little resulting error.

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t

4.1. The Forces a~¢d Moments Actin~ o,~ the Aerofoil.--4.1. The L / f t . - - T h e lift coefficient is g iven by

= _ I q~ C~ cos CL 0 ds C J

(Cp, + C,o) cos 1

I 0 ds C

t )

f rom (10) and the s y m m e t r y of Cp~, and where the con tour in tegra l is t a k e n round the aerofoil surface. Since it has been assumed t h a t @, = C~ in E~c ~ x <~ c on the lower surface, t h e n w~th the aid of (13) we have

_ v Q -- Q o = (1 -- E d Cp~ ',,, UcJ -= qo cos 0 @~ (sin ½r - - sin ½Z) cos ½y dr.

F r o m (17), (23), (25), (28), (27) and (29) we find tha t

fin Uc ~' -t- c,.0 -t- (1 + sin {-Z) ~lxl @ ~ Z2 Zg Z2 - - z3 - - -- ~ + s i n - ~ 2 2

( 4 a ) (k/2 + s inh k/2) Cp . . . . . (38) + ~c . . . . . . .

where - - ~0 is t h e noq i f t angle, and- t e rms O(t 2) have been ignored .

F r o m this resul t and equa t ion (27) we have that , in the s t a n d a r d no t a t i on

. a o - 2 ~ ( 1 ' + ~ / E , ) ~ o I

a~ - 2/3~ (1 -I- ~/E~) '~ I

a~ - - 2 + s i n - - ~ - - - - \ /

while t.he con t r ibu t ion to C~ due to the spoiler alone is

. . (39)

- - /5~ (VE1 q- El) -4- ~(1 q- V E , ) ~ -4- s i n h ) @~ . . . . . (40)

In the case of the t ra i l ing-edge spoiler, Z = k = 0, and - - & = & = ,% .... so tha t (38) reduces to

/3~ U c c ( + ~ 0 + ~ + ~ - ( ~ - - X , , , + s i n Z , , , ) , . . . . (41)

of which the inc idence a n d flap-deflection te rms are s t a n d a r d resultsL

4.2. The Drag.--The i nc remen t to the drag coefficient due to the spoiler is

C,o are O(t). Hence, ignor ing te rms 0(#) we can

. . . . . . . . (42 i

1 + (C, C,o) sin 0 ds C ~ - C ~ 0 - - ~ o

d

Except on the spoiler surface both 0 and Cp -- write

f'-i-'-Z'dsd~b CD -- CD o - - sin ~e Cp - - - - dy . c _ d~ @

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From (42) and (13) . "

Sill ~1 (--~4\Uc / (sin ½7 - - s i n ½2) cos ½7 d7. Cv C~0

With the same analysis as used in section 3 to calculate h we can reduce this to

( 4 a ) sin ~ (1 + sin ½1) CD-- CDo:~(~ t I ) 2 Uc sina~

i.e., from (26), (27) and (36),

C~ -- CD0 = =(~F) 2 sin ~ h . . . . . . . . (43) sin as c . . . . . .

From this result it appears that the drag increment is independent of the spoiler position, but clearly the width of the wake will increase as the spoiler moves forward from the trailing edge. An obvious, but empirical rule would be to replace ~ in (43) by (h + h~) where h~ is defined in Fig. 4. Some experimental justification of this is given in section 5.

4.3. The Moment about the Leading Edge.--The moment coefficient about the leading edge is

= - cos0 + - s i n 0 C p - - - - d r . c c d¢ dr

From (13) and (23) it is found that the increment to the moment coefficient is given by

c , , , - c , , , o \v y

Hence from (17), (25) and (29)

4(-Uc)2{ c. , = - 2 L ( l

@s (sin ½7 -- sin ½1) ~ cos ½r dr -- ½(1 -- El")Cp. + O(t ~) .

+ 4 sin ~ ½t)(~' -~ ~0)

+ 2~A (1 + sin ½~)(2 sin 2 ½1 + 2 sin ~1 + 1)

[(sin 12 -- sin 13)(1 + sin ½G sin ½t3) + G

1 2 12) 2 ! i sin a 113 -}-4sin~( 3- - -}- cos 2

2 cos ½t3 sin 3 ~2 (2a -- 13)(1 + 4 sin 2 ½y)]} - - ~ 3 + + 7 2

-- Cp. Uc ~(1 + 4 sin2 ½Z)(k - / 2 sinh ½k)

• } - / 4 sin ½,% (1 -- sin ½;t) 2 q-½ sinh ½/~ (1 -- sin .~1)

'4a . . . . . . . . .

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For the trailing-edge spoiler ;~ = k = 0, -- G = G = 2~, and (44) reduces to

C , = - - 2 ~ , U c j ~s + s 0 + - - a +-a[sin4,,~(1 -- cos2,) + s i n 2 ~ + a - - 2 , J f .. (45)

of which the incidence and flap-deflection terms were given in Ref. 7. It is to be noted that, for a trailing-edge spoiler (41), (45) and (27) yield

,~ CL /al=ao=~=O- -~ ,

i.e., the centre of pressure due to the spoiler is at the mid-chord point. It is thus possible to reduce considerably the centre of pressure movement normally experienced in the transonic range by obtaining lift at Subsonic speeds mainly from a trailing-edge spoiler, and gradually retracting the spoiler and increasing incidence as supersonic speeds are achieved.

4.4. Hinge Moments.--It is easily verified that the equation

( 4 a ) l ( f I F ~ [ ( 4 a ) ] C ~ - - C ~ o = Uc ~-2 + Cp~ Uc (sin ½y -- sin ½2) 2 - 1 + E a d ~ 3 / "

× (sin by - sin ½4) cos ½ 2 dy

- - ½ C , ~ (1 - - E ~ ) ( 2 E - - 1 -{- E ~ ) ,

enables the hinge-moment coefficient to be calculated for any general spoiler position. As the expression for C~ is rather long in the general case, we shall be content to calculate Cn for a trailing-edge spoiler. In this case

C~ = C~o + k.UG ] 2E ~ _

hence

+ Cp. (sin ~ J G /

½r - - sin 2 ½2.,) sin r d~,

= G o - [sm2, (1 - ½cos ,.) + - .)(cos 2,o - } ) ] ( s ' + s0)

q- [sin 4,, + (a -- Z,,) cos 4,,] ~121 7g

+ [(~ -- 2,,) sin 2,,, + ½ sin' 2m -- (½ -- COS 2,~)(~ -- 2,,,)' 1 ~} , (46) • •

where the terms in s ' and ~ were given in Ref. 7.

Equations (41) and (46) permit an interesting comparison to be made between the spoiler and flap when used separately as lift-producing devices. From (41) a spoiler will produce the same lift as a flap provided .

~12~ = ~(~z -- ~,, + sin 2~) ,

when from (46) the moments about the flap hinge due to spoiler and flap will be in the ratio

, [sin 2,,, + (a -- 2,,,) cos 2,~] [a -- 2m .+ sin 2~] .. (47) CH'/C~I = (~ ' ~,,.) Sin 2~ + ½ sin 2 2~ -- (½ -- cos ~ ) ( ~ - - 2,.) 2 ' ""

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the suffixes s and I denot ing flap hinge momen t due to ' spoi ler ' and ' flap ' respectively. F rom (28) and the definitions of E and X,,~ we find cos Z,, = 1 -- 2E, so tha t the following table is easily derived :

E

C. ,IC.s

0"1

3-81

0"2

3"63

0"3

3"44

0-4

3" 26

This table illustrates one of the disadvantages of the use of spoilers on aerofoils with flaps, namely tha t the lift is obtained at the expense of large hinge moments . This d isadvantage is men t ioned in Refs. 1 and 2.

5. Comparison with Experiment.--With the exception of Fig. 8d the exper imental results appearing in Figs. 6 to 10 have been selected from a wide range of experimental results on spoilers recently obta ined in the Aerodynamics Division of the Nat ional Physical Labora tory as par t of the programme ment ioned in ReI. 1 .

Figs. 6a to 6d show theoretical and exper imental load distr ibutions for aerofoil R A E 1029 (a symmetr ica l aerofoil, 10 per cent thick) fi t ted wi th trail ing-edge spoilers. The theoret ical curves were obta ined from equations (31) and (36). Consider for example the curve shown in Fig. 6a for h = 0. 019c. We have the following data:

~ ' = 0 , M ~ = 0 . 4 , ~ 1 = ~ / 2 , h / c = 0 . 0 1 9 , E l = 1, CD0-" - I ' 01 ,

q-' ----- 0 . 9 2 , U

the last two figures of which were obta ined from an exper iment on the aerofoil wi thout a spoiler. Hence, from (37), (35), (10) and (36)

O*/c = 0.005, h/c = 0.014, e = 0-522

and (see footnote to equat ion (36))

~1 = F(0.522)%/(0.014) -"- 0. 120,

on making use of the table relat ing F and s. Thus from (31) A Cp = -- 0 .26 cosec y, which yields the theoret ical curve shown in the figure. The case shown in Fig. 6d merits some special a t tent ion owing to relat ively large spoiler height result ing in a large value of Cf behind the spoiler.

For this case c~' = 0, Mo~ = O, ~1= ~/2, h / c = 0 . 0 6 , E l = 1,

and as before */c = 0.005.

Thus from (36), t l = F(0. 5) %/(0. 056 × ql/U).

Now the value of @ behind the spoiler is -- 0.77 in this case, i.e., ql/U -"- ~ ( 1 . 7 7 ) = 1.33, which cannot be ignored wi thout incurring a 15 per cent error in ~1. We find ~1 = 0. 288, and so from (31) AC~ = 0.58 cosec y, which is the curve shown in the figure. I t is fair to conclude from the seven examples shown in Fig. 6 tha t the theory is in good agreement with experiment .

In Figs. 7a and 7b the increments to the pressure coefficients due to bo th the spoiler and tile wake, i.e., C,, + Cp~, are shown for the two examples descr ibed in detail above. From (30)

~1~1 . c o t ½y ~- Cp . . . . . . (48) Cp- - C p o = - - ~ / ~ o ~ l + s i n ½ 7 1 + b c o s ½ y " ""

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For the case shown in Fig. 7a, from the value of ~ calculated above and the experimental values of Cp (the cha~ge in @ at the trailing edge due to the presence of the spoiler) we have

cot 1~, O. 355 @ - - Cp o -- 0" 065

1 if- sin½~ 1 ff- 5- 78 cos ½7 ' "

where the value b = 5.78 has been selected to make the equation yield the experimental value, Cp -- C~o = -- 0. 107, at y = a/2. An alternative and less empirical procedure is to. use equation (55) to derive an approximate value of b. We find in this way that b = 5.5, which is surprisingly close to the experimental value. From a similar calculation for the case shown in Fig. 7b, (48) becomes

cot ly _ 0.92 C p - - @ 0 = - - 0 . 1 ' 4 5 1 + s i n { y 1 q- 5.15 cos ½y '

while (55) yields b = 4.9.

Figs. 8a to 8c show the variation of CL, C~ and C,,~ with h/c for RAE 102 at Moo = 0, fitted with trailing-edge spoilers. The theoretical curves shown have been computed from equations (41), (43) and (45), while the experimental values were obtained by direct measurement. Some of the difference between experiment and theory is apparently due to experimental error, since integration of the experimental loading in Fig. 6d yields the result indicated by a triangle in Fig. 8a, which is 10 per cent larger than the valu@ obtained by direct measurement. Fig. 8d shows some experimental values for the change in t h e no-lift angle (measured in degrees) due to a trailing-edge spoiler, given in Ref. 3. (The values given in Ref. 3 have been corrected for 'zero gap'.) From (41) the theoretical value of this change is

A g0 = 57.3 ~1=1 • =

i.e., if Moo = 0, and ~1 = =/2,

= 3 0 . 3 V ( ( h -

Now from curves given in Ref. 3, CDo -"- 0"016, therefore d*-~-0.008c ; the theoretical curve in the figure follows from this value of ~* and the equation for Ago.

The results so far discussed show that the theory of this paper provides a satisfactory explana- tion of the effect of trailing-edge spoilers. It only remains to establish the relation between ~/c and Cp--empirically if necessary. From the experimental values of Cp shown in Fig-. 8c it appears that the relation is approximately linear up to h/c = 0.03. C a cannot, of course, exceed the value which occurs behind a fiat plate normal to the flout (about " 1.0) and this explains the flattening out of the curve for large h/c.

When the spoiler is not at the trailing edge one additional empirical constant enters into the calculation of the !oad distribution and forces, namely Cp~. The theoretical curve shown in Fig. 9 for a spoiler at x = 0.65c was calculated from (25) on the assumption that Cpo = 0.24--a .value selected to make the average value of d Cp in 0.65c ~< x ~< c agree with the experimental average. The agreement between theory and experiment in 0 ~< x ~< 0.65c is certainly some justification of the procedure~-aKhough it is probable that the assumption, Cp, = constant in 0.65c 4 x ~< c, on the lower surface, could be improved on ; perhaps the empirical element could be eliminated completely.

The curves given in Fig. 10 clearly show the superiority of the trailing-edge spoiler--it yields the maximum lift for the minimum drag. The lift-coefficient curve was calculated from equation (40) on the assumption that Cp~ remained equal to -- 0.24 for all values of E~c, while the drag- coefficient curve was Calculated from (43) on the assumption that ~ is replaced by h ~-. ht as described in section 4.2 t.

J- Values of h 1 were obtained from the aerofoil co-ordinates given in Ref. 9.

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The figure of -- 0-24 was obtained from the experimental results E~ = 0.65. These assump- tions are of course relatively crude, but nevertheless it appears from Fig. 20 that they have heuristic value.

6. Further Applications of the Theory.--Flow separation sometimes occurs when there are no spoilers on the aerofoil surface. For example it may occur at the flap hinge on the upper surface when the flap is deflected downwards, particularly if the hinge is badly designed or the flap chord is quite small. This case is covered by the author's theory by putting 22 -- x and 21 = 0. Equation (38) becomes for example

c ~ - 2 ~ {1 + V(1 - E)} ~ ~o' + s0 + ; - -~ + cos

I k + 1{1 + v ( i - E)} 2 ~ +

where from (26) and (29)

s inh~ C,2,

sin 23 -- 3 V ( 1 - - E) -- 1 2 V(1 --E). + 1

On the assumption that Cp~ = 0, we-have

1 ( {1 + V(1 -- E ) } ~ ~ -

a~ -- 2 / ~ L 2 __28 + cos-~}

and hence the ratio of this value, of a~ to the usual theoietical value, a~ r say, (obtained from (39)), with 23 = -- ;~ = L,) can be tabulated thus :

E

a2/a2T 0.500

0-15

0-490

0.25

0- 482

O" 35

0.472

The importance of the theory of the trailing-edge spoiler is enhanced by the fact that it can be considered as an alternative to the classical theory of flap-tab combinations. The boundary layer requires little inducement to separate from the aerofoil near the trailing edge and provided the value of E for the tab is small enough, say less than 0-1, then the tab would behave more like a spoiler than a flap $. Some evidence supporting this view is that the average experimental value 1° of a2/a~r does appear to approach 0.5 as E tends to zero.

The author hopes to give a mathematical account of the effects of spoilers on the unsteady characteristics of aerofoils in a later report.

7. Acknowledgement.--The author is pleased to acknowledge that his understanding of the effects of aerofoff spoilers has been enl~anced by several discussions off the subject with Mr. H. H. Pearcey of the Aerodynamics Division, N.P.L.

~. Attention was drawn in Ref..1 to the possible significance of this at transonic speeds.

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No. Author 1 H . H . Pearcey and R. C. Pankhurst ..

H. H. Pearcey, R . C. Pankhurst and G. F. Lee.

3 H. Voepel . . . . . . . . . .

4 L .C. Woods . . . . . . . .

5 H . B . Squire and A. D. Young ..

6 L .C. Woods . . . . . . . .

7 L .C. Woods .: . . . . . .

8 H. Glauert . . . . . . . .

9 R .C. Pankhurst and H. B. Squire ..

10 L . W . Bryant, A. S. Halliday and A. S. Batson.

11 P .S . Pusey and Miss C. M. Tracey ..

12 Th. von K~rm~n

R E F E R E N C E S Title, etc.

Survey of progress in N.P.L. high-speed tunnel tests of spoilers on an aerofoil with 0.25c flap. A.R.C. 15,291. October, 1952. (Unpublished.)

Further results from N.P.L. high-speed tunnel tests of spoilers on an aerofoil with 0-25c flap : Inter im note on small spoilers on the trailing edge of the deflected flap. A.R.C. 15,415. November, 1952. (Unpublished.)

German wind-tunnel tests on trailing-edge spoilers at subsonic and supersonic speeds. R.A.E. Tech. Note Aero. 2214. A.R.C. 15,449. November, 1952. (Unpublished.)

Two-dimensional flow of a compressible fluid past given curved obstacles with infinite wakes. Proc. Roy. Soc. A. Vol. 227, pp. 367-386, 1955.

The calculation of t h e profile drag of aerofoils. R. & M. 1838. November, 1937.

The application of the polygon method to the calculation of the compressible subsonic flow round two-dimensional profiles. C.P.115. June, 1952.

The theory of aerofoils with hinged flaps in two-dimensional com- pressible flow. C.P. 138. August, 1952.

Theoretical relationships for an aerofoil with a hinged flap. R. & M. 1095. April, 1927.

Calculated pressure distributions for the R.A.E. 100-104 aerofoil sections. C.P.80. March, 1950.

Two-dimensional control characteristics. R. & M. 2730. Marc h, 1950.

Low-speed tunnel tests on a 10 per cent thick R.A.E. 102 two- dimensional aerofoil fitted with various spoilers. (To be issued as N.P.L. Report.)

Compressibility effects in aerodynamics. J. Aero Sci., Vol. 8, p. 337. July, 1941.

A P P E N D I X

The Wake Contribution to the Pressure Dis~ribution in the Case of a Trailing-edge Spoiler

W h e n the spoiler is at the trailing edge, 61 = ¢0 : thus from (6), (7) and (8), ,~ = 0, ¢o = 4a, and w = - - 4 a s i n h ~ ½¢.

O n e a c h of t h e s e p a r a t i o n s t r e a m l i n e s b o u n d i n g t h e w a k e , ¢ = ~ 4- i~ a n d

¢ = 4a cosh 2 ½~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (50) As s ta ted in the In t roduct ion it will be assumed tha t the pressure, and hence r, is the same on each side of the wake, i.e., r+ = r . Now it is reasonable to assume tha t some distance down- s t ream of the spoiler the separat ion s t reaml ines remain a constant distance apart, i.e., the displacement thickness of the wake is constant ~. Under these conditions the functions r+ and r_ must be inversely proport ional to the value of ¢, for consider the flow Over the step of length h shown in Fig. 5. For this case a simple application of an equat ion given in Ref. 6 yields

r(¢) = ~-~1 log ~ - ~ / '

2t~1 whence for large 4, r± -

!6

(Sl)

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From this result and equation (50), r~ (~*) must be of the form

= - K ( s a )

1 + b =sinM ½~*' " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

where K and b are constants. Substitution of (53) in equation (11) yields that the contribution of the wake to f is

- - K f~ = 1 + b cosh ½~''

and in particular the increment to Cp on the aerofoil surface from this wake term is

- - 2K Cj,,,, = fl~(1 + b cos ½r) '

or from an equation similar to (24)

G Cp~= l + b cos½y' " . . . . . . . . . . . . .

where Cp is the change in the pressure coefficient at the trailing edge due to the spoiler.

I t is possible to find an approximate equation for the constant b as follows.

q + '

(54)

From (2) and (51)

- ; c - : F hence h U = -t t + de

2~1t =/~= sin (~d/~=) '

i.e. (52) can be written

hU ~o~ sin (~,//3~) = ¢

Comparing this result with (50) and (53) we have

4aK hU~oo sin (G//~.) b ~

i.e. from (24) and (27) ,

(-G) J . . . . . . .

Thus b depends essentially on the ratio (h/c)/C,, which has been found experimentally to be approximately constant for hlc < 0.03. (See discussion on this point in section 5.) Thus we should expect b to be approximately constant when hlc < 0.03.

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FIG. la. Spoiler-flap combinat ion

O~ Upper edge OF Wake G

1)

Qco Lower" eclqe o~ Wake A

FIG. lb. The S-plane.

"If

-IT

lr -'It+A, [ A z l

I.

t

FIG. 2.

A 9Ao E

0 - 0 o -%

I I

I qr

{

,,F °I ¢ , I I I I

* "*0'

0 - - 0 0 due to a spoiler-flap combination.

A " " " ' ~ D

~m. 3.

o - ~

' L_~_ ~ u .. ,,.., ~ _

Fro. 4.

~ - - - t

@ " -o - ~ .= I:,

' , . . /9 , h ~F

FIG. 5.

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o~

0-4

ac F o.

0,;

x

~oo

O" I O l 3 O.4

x x I

FIG. 6a.

/ ' x x

hie - O.Ol91 ] • o h~ . . . . . o J E ~ p ~ / /

/ - - ~ ~ 'x ~ The °rU / / 0

1/o /

0 " 5 0 ' ~ t a lc

M o o I = 0 " 4 .

0'7 0"8 O'g I'0

°"\ / 1 I x h]c• o.oiq Exper,menL 0-5 ~ ~ \ - - o h l c = o . o , o . • - - f ;//o

1 I ~ / -~Cp - ~hlc =o-oto :~

0, o, ---_4 !_¢_~ y,

• O . I

o 1 O O' l O l 2 O ' 3 O l 4 0" 5 ~1C O ' 6 O ' 7 Ol B O" g ; "0

FIG. 6c. Moo = 0 .7 .

0.7 ! x

o'oIg o.4 -~ Ic

0"3

0"2 "" ~

- o,I

0 O O-I 0"2 0 ' 3 0-4

0 h i e

/ Theor g I

/ J

• o - ~ . ~ [ c o . o o - ~ 0 " 8 o ' Q

FIG. 6b. Moo = 0-60.

X

F /o

I'0 --x

I'& "Cp

I'0

0"8

0"2

I'0 0 0

i\

F~G. 6d.

x E~per~menl ~ T h e o ~

, J

0"4 O~5. ~r~c 0 "b O'7 O- 8

Moo = O, h /c = 0 . 0 8

FIGS. 6a to 6d. Load distributions due to trailing-edge spoilers.

/ /

0 ' 9

X

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bO

~0,4

"0'5

-0"2

-o-i

(C'p'Cpo)

0

0.2

0.3

-0"8

-0'4

-O'Z

(cp-%~

o

0-8

/

0"2 0-25

FIG. 7a.

Upper 5ur?ace

Lower SurFace

o.4

1

./ /

t / x

o.q

M~o -= 0 . 4 0 , h/c = 0 . 0 1 9 .

%. Upper' 5urFac

0'5 4 0i5 ~4C 0"0 0'7 0"8 O-q I*0

I Lower 5ur?ac e

x ~ x ~

(b') M=o O, NIc ~ O'ObO

FIc. Tb. Moo = 0 , h / c = 0 " 0 6 0 .

FIGS. 7a and 7b. Pressure distributions due to trailing- edge spoilers. (Spoiler on lower surface.)

I'0

0"8

CL

O't~

@ 4

0"2

0 0 0"02 @04,

/A / /

; j / x

O.OO 0,08 h/c

/

FIG. 8a.

7/ r

ol 1 0 0 .02

!/

0.04 O,OO O'OS hlc

FIG. 8b.

0 " 0 5

0 C~O~ @08 I _ _ _ I ~'°

0 . o 2 0 '04.

-o'15 !

t !

I -0.20 ,

! /

/

-O'25 /

/ 0"8

// /

0 0'01

/

O'02 O. O3 O'Oa 0,05 hlc

FIG. 8c. FIG, 8d.

FIGS. 8a to 8d. Forces and moments due to trailing-edge spoilers.

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0.8

o-6

~ 4

ACp

o.2

-0"2

\

FIG. 9.

/ /

O'Z 0"5 0"4 0"5 ~/C 0"6

h l c - o .o2 , M . = o

X E~periment, _ I -Fineorq

O.7 O'g (>O

X X

X

r

Load distribution due to ~ spoiler at x ---- 0.65c.

0,0

0 .6

0.4

o "x.

c~

o.I

FIG. 10.

°F

/ o

o D r a 9 c o e F . ~ . e o e £ ~Exper, menc x LiF t ,

. ~ - T h e o r M

0-6 trlC

h i e : O.OB, Mm = 0

Variation of C~ and C~ with spoiler position.

o-o~

CD

o . o 2

J 4 3 3 9 W t . 1 9 / 8 4 l [ K 7 7 / 5 5 D & C o . 3 4 / 2 6 3 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN

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R. & M. No. 2969

Publications of the Aeronautical Research Council

i938Vol. I. V91. II.

1939 Vol. I. Vol. n .

ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (BOUND VOLUMES)

Aerodynamics General, Performance, Airscrewsl Sos. (5IS. 8d.) Stability and Control, Flutter, Structures, Seaplanes, Wind Tunnels, Materials. 3os. (3IS. 8d.)

Aerodynamics General, Performance, Airscrews, Engines. 5os. (5IS. 8d.) Stability and Control, Flutter and Vibration, Ins t ruments , Structures, Seaplanes, etc.

63 s. (64 s. 8d.) I94oAero and Hydrodynamics, Aerofofls, Airscrews, Engines, Flutter, Icing, Stability and Control,

Structures, and a miscellaneous section. SOS. (5IS. 8d.)

1941 Aero and Hydrodynamics, Aerofoils, Airscrews, Engines, Flutter, Stability and Control, Structures. 63 s. (64 s. 8d.)

1942 Vol. I. Aero and Hydrodynamics, Aerofoils, Airscrews, Engines. 75 s. (76s. 8d.) Vol. II. Noise~ Parachutes, Stability and Control, Structures, Vibration, Wind Tunnels. 47 s. 6d.

(49 s. 2d.)

1943 Vol. I. Aerodynamics, Aerofoils, Aixscrews. 8os. (81s. 8&) Vol. II. Engines, Flutter, Materials, Parachutes, Performance, Stability and Control, Structures.

9os. (91s. 11d.)

1944 Vol. I. Aero and Hydrodynamics, Aer0foils, Aircraft, Airscrews, Controls. 84 s. (86s. 9d.) Vol. II. Flutter and Vibration, Materials, Miscellaneous, Navigation, Parachutes, Performance,

Plates and Panels, Stability, Structures, Test Equipment, Wind Tunnels. 84 s. (86s. 9d.)

ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH C O U N C ~ 1933-34 is. 6d. (is. 8½d.) 1937 2s. (2s. 2{d.) 1934-35 is. 6d, (is. 8½d.) 1938 is. 6d. (is. 8½d.)

April I, 1935 to Dec. 31, 1936 4 s. (4 s. 5½ d.) 1939-48 3 s. (3 s. 3½d.) INDEX TO ALL REPORTS AND MEMORANDA PUBLISHED IN THE ANNUAL TECHNICAL

REPORTS, AND SEPARATELY-- April, 195o . . . . . R. & M. No. 2600. 2s. 6d. (2s. 7½d.)

AUTHOR INDEX TO ALL REPORTS AND MEMORANDA OF TIlE AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL--

19o9-January, 1954 - - - R. & M. No. 2570. 15 s. (I5 s. 5½d.)

INDEXES TO THE TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL---

December I, 1936- -June 3 o, I939. July I, 1 9 3 9 - June 30, 1945. - July I, 1945 - - J u n e 30, 1946. - July I, 1 9 4 6 - December 31, 1946. January I, 1947 - - June 30, 1947. -

R. & M. No. 185o. R. & M. No. 195o. R. & M. No. 2050. R. & M. No. 215o. R. & M. No. 2250.

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PUBLISHED REPORTS AND MEMORANDA OF THE AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL--

Between Nos. 2251-2349. - - R. & M. No. 2350. IS. 9 d. (IS. Io½d.) Between Nos. 2351-2449. - - R. & M. No. 2450. 2s. (2s. I½d.) Between Nos. 2451-2549. - - R. & M. No. 255o. 2s. 6d. (2s. 7½d.) Between Nos. 2551-2649. - - R. &M. No. 2650. 2s. 6d. (2s. 7½d.)

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