Microscopic Rib Profiles Will Increase Aircraft Economy in Flight
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 January 1988
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Abstract
THE streamline airflow on the outer skin of an aircraft — known as the boundary layer — reduces drag, saves fuel and so enhances cruising economy.
Citation
(1988), "Microscopic Rib Profiles Will Increase Aircraft Economy in Flight", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 60 No. 1, pp. 11-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb036554
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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