Some aspects of the design of half-ring wing-body combinations with prescribed wing loadings

The design of half-ring wing-body combinations with prescribed wing loadings at supersonic speeds is discussed. A particular load distribution, that behaves near a side edge like the square of the distance from the edge, is considered in detail. In addition to finding wing and optimum body shapes, wave and vortex drag and wing pressure...

Quasi-cylindrical surfaces with prescribed thickness distributions

A formula for the supersonic velocity field in terms of a given surface distribution of sources is applied to points lying in the surface. An equation giving the camber shape of a quasi circular-cylindrical surface in terms of a prescribed thickness distribution is derived and the half ring wing with prescribed thickness distribution is...