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P. Liu
Fig. 7.53 A350 (supercritical wing)
Fig. 7.54 A380 (supercritical wing)
increase the curvature of the rear section of the airfoil so that the rear section
can generate a large lift (post-loading effect).
Compared to the conventional peaky airfoil, the supercritical airfoil can
increase the drag divergence Mach number by about 0.05–0.12, or increase
P. Liu
Fig. 7.53 A350 (supercritical wing)
Fig. 7.54 A380 (supercritical wing)
increase the curvature of the rear section of the airfoil so that the rear section
can generate a large lift (post-loading effect).
Compared to the conventional peaky airfoil, the supercritical airfoil can
increase the drag divergence Mach number by about 0.05–0.12, or increase