Buffet and Static Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Systematic Series of Wings Determined From a Subsonic Wind-Tunnel Study

A wind-tunnel investigation has been conducted in the Langley high-speed 7- by 10-foot tunnel to determine the buffet and static aerodynamic characteristics of a systematic wing series at Mach numbers ranging from 0.23 to 0.94. The results have indicated that for a given Mach number the wings which display superior aerodynamic efficiency characteristics generally display the highest buffet-free lift coefficient. The characteristics exhibited by the wings which were considered have indicated that correlations can be made between the onset of buffeting and selected divergences in the static aerodynamic characteristics. Axial force has been found to be the most sensitive static component to the onset of buffeting.