Evolution of the Airfoil
Description The historical evolution of airfoil sections, 1908-1944. The last two shapes are low-drag sections designed to have laminar flow over 60 to 70 percent of chord on both the upper and lower surface.
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					Taken circa 1944
			
	
Evolution of the Airfoil
Description The historical evolution of airfoil sections, 1908-1944. The last two shapes are low-drag sections designed to have laminar flow over 60 to 70 percent of chord on both the upper and lower surface.
Identifier: GPN-2000-001299
				
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			Uploaded on July 19, 2012
	
	
			
					Taken circa 1944