By Ranjan Vepa
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2 Chord Line A principal characteristic of any aerofoil section is the chord line or chord and it defines the length of the aerofoil. 12 Symmetric and unsymmetric aerofoil sections. (a) Two examples of symmetric aerofoil sections and (b) two examples of unsymmetric aerofoil sections. 13 (a) Location of chord line and the definition of aerofoil chord and (b) location of mean camber line. 13a). Whether it falls totally within the aerofoil section or partially outside it, it is a primary reference for defining the various ordinates of the upper and lower surfaces of the aerofoil.
Operating on the wrong side is not acceptable and unsafe especially when the power plant is already being operated near its maximum power output. Finally, the drag must be low and well below the thrust generated by the aeroplane’s power plants or propulsive units to ensure that the aeroplane may be accelerated fast enough as may be desired during various phases of the flight. 3 Aerodynamically Conforming Shapes: Streamlining There is a patent need to reduce the drag acting on an aeroplane. This is done by shaping the envelope of the various components in the flow or streamlining.
In the case of many modern planforms, which are also kinked, the dihedral angles corresponding to the inboard and outboard sections of the planform can be different. 15. 4. 2 Integral Properties of General Symmetric Planforms Property Relation s S = 2 c ( y ) dy ∫ Planform area, S 0 c= Mean aerodynamic chord, c s 2 2 c ( y ) dy S ∫ 0 c= Mean geometric chord, c s 2 c ( y ) dy b ∫ 0 s ⎛ c(y) ⎞ 2 c(y)⎜ + xLE ( y ) ⎟ dy ⎜ 2 ⎟ S ⎝ ⎠ xcen = x position of centroid of area, xcen ∫ 0 s 2 c ( y ) ydy S y cen = Spanwise position of mean geometric chord ∫ 0 xLEcen = Leading edge position of mean chord s 2 xLE ( y ) c ( y ) dy S ∫ 0 Aspect ratio AR = b Sref Reference chord cref = Sref b Taper ratio, λ, c0 is the chord at the centreline λ= 2 cT c0 Notes: c, chord; s, semi-span; b, span = 2s.