Theory of Wing Sections: Including a Summary of Airfoil Data

by Ira H. Abbott, A.E. von Doenhoff

"Most useful in working with wing sections and methods for using section data to predict wing characteristics . . . much detailed geometric and aerodynamic data." — Mechanical Engineering
The first edition of this work has been corrected and republished in answer to the continuing demand for a concise compilation of the subsonic aerodynamics characteristics of modern NASA wing sections together with a description of their geometry and associated theory. These wing sections, or their derivatives, continue to be the ones most commonly used for airplanes designed for both subsonic and supersonic speeds, and for helicopter rotor blades, propeller blades, and high performance fans.
Intended to be primarily a reference work for engineers and students, the book devotes over 300 pages to theoretical and experimental considerations. The theoretical treatment progresses from elementary considerations to methods used for the design of NACA low-drag airfoils. Methods and data are presented for using wingsection data to predict wing characteristics, and judiciously selected plots and cross-plots of experimental data are presented for readily useful correlation of certain simplifying assumptions made in the analyses. The chapters on theory of thin wings and airfoils are particularly valuable, as is the complete summary of the NACA's experimental observations and system of constructing families of airfoils. Mathematics has been kept to a minimum, but it is assumed that the reader has a knowledge of differential and integral calculus, and elementary mechanics.
The appendix of over 350 pages contains these Basic Thickness Forms, Mean Lines, Airfoil Ordinates, and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Wing Sections.

Genres: Engineering, Aviation, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Reference

704 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1959

Reviews

[Xman]

it is good enough

[David Dranchak · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent reference for anyone that is interested in having a better understanding of how wings or blades work. It also contains appendices with useful airfoil data. This book is worth having in your aerospace reference library.

[Gigi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Isto aqui é viagem ao tempo em que computadores digitais ainda não existiam, forçando os engenheiros da época a tirarem o máximo de proveito possível da teoria e dos experimentos. Esse é o único livro na minha biblioteca que se refere a computadores humanos como uma sugestão pra auxiliar nos cálculos ao invés de uma simples curiosidade histórica. A matemática desse livro é também bastante difícil - são interessantes as feitiçarias fluidodinâmicas que foram sendo desenvolvidas em base da necessidade de se obter teorias que fizessem ao menos um pouco de sentido. Algum dia que estiver mais paciente quero tentar entender melhor esse material

[Sasha Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was great. Integration of experimental airfoils and theoretical, thin airfoil theory, make this textbook, an absolute necessity for any senior undergraduate or graduate aerospace engineering student. Yeah.

[Abdulhaq Elhouderi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The airfoil data of this book is useless because of the UIUC airfoil data.