Aerodynamic Design of Winglets for a Standard-class Glider

Authors

  • Udo Drebler

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Structures, Design

Abstract

At the 1981 World Championships in Paderborn, the members of the French National team surprised their competitors with winglets mounted on their gliders. There was a lot of discussion about the effectiieness of this wing arrangement for high-performance gliders. This report describes the theoretical effect of different geometrical winglet parameters on the flight performance of an ASW-19 glider. A promising winglet version was selected, built and measured in flight by the Akaflieg Braunschweig.

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Vol. 8 No. 4 (1984)

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