Test Report on Three- and Six-Component Measurements on a Series of Tapered Wings of Small Aspect Ratio (Partial Report: Trapezoidal Wing)

The present report, which forms the first of six articles on experiments with airfoils of aspect ratio from 1 to 3 and various planforms, deals with the three- and six-component measurements made on the trapezoidal wing series in the 2.15 x 3-meter wind tunnel of the DVL at the request of the Henschel Aircraft Company.