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Flight-determined Transonic Lift and Drag Characteristics of the YF-102 Airplane with Two Wing Configurations

Edwin J. Saltzman, Donald R Bellman, Norman T Musialowski

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Report presenting lift and drag characteristics of the Convair YF-102 airplane for symmetrical wing configuration and for the cambered wing configuration. Data were obtained for a variety of lift coefficients, altitudes, and Mach numbers. Results regarding lift, drag, and some flight-tunnel comparisons are provided.

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Key concepts: Airplane, Wing, Lift-induced drag, Vortex lift, Lift-to-drag ratio, Lift (data mining), Drag, Aerospace engineering