Nonweiler, T.
Description:
This note comments on the comparison between the
answer obtained by linear theory for the wave drag of
slender-wings (as interpreted by the limit and that value for the drag obtained by Slender-Body Theory.
It is shown that for fully tapered wings the agreement is
exact, and that there is reason to suppose that the same
is true for all wing planforms, unless the trailing-edge
is unswept, or the wing section has a finite trailing-edge
thickness. Some remarks are included concerning the drag
of slender delta wings.