This report considers in detail the design of aerofoils by Lighthill's exact method, in which the velocity over the aerofoil surface is prescribed as a function of the angular co-ordinate on the circle into which the ...
The use of suction slots to remove the boundary layer at points where the air velocity has a discontinuity opens up wide new fields in aerofoil design. It becomes possible to envisage aerofoils which have laminar flow ...