I heard something about the use of sharpened edges installed along the lateral edges of NACA submerged inlets, to boost their pressure recovery power. Apparently, the working principle is the generation of vortices on the sharp edges (with an associated drag penalty).
Does anybody know of any...
I'm looking for a good reference (book, report) on the
practical aspects of wing load testing of
light/experimental aircraft. I refer to the good old
"sand bag" method, where one spreads bags full of sand
on the lower surface of the wing supported "upside
down" by its...
