Aerofoil terminology
i. Aerofoil
ii. Chord line
iii. Chord
iv. Mean Camber line
Objectives continued.
v. Camber
Chord Line
Longitudinal Axis
Chord Line
a b
Position of maximum camber
vii. Lift
x. Centre of Pressure
TC
Taper is calculated as
RC
Wing Taper Ratio
span
chord
Aspect Ratio cont’.
span.squared
area
Aspect Ratio – medium/high aspect ratio
Low Aspect Ratio wings are used on fighter
aircraft.
F104 = 2.22:1
Longitudinal axis
a. thickness to chord
b. span to chord
c. chord to thickness
d. chord to span
Q11.
Complete the following sentence,
“The centre of pressure is that point;