NAVWEPS 00-801-80 
HIGH SPEED AERODYNAMICS 
APPROXIMATE VARIATION OF CRITICAL 
i.oo- MACH NUMBER WITH ASPECT RATIO FOR 
A 9% THICK AIRFOIL SECTION 
.95- 
CRITICAL .90- 
MACH .85- 
NUMBER 
MCR .80- 
.75 - 
.7od I 1 1 I 1 9 I 
01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO II I2 
ASPECT RATIO, AR 
MACH CONES FORMED AT 
TIPS OF RECTANGULAR 
\- 
WING IN SUPERSONIC FLOW 
PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION 
AT THE TIP OF THE 
RECTANGULAR WING 
Y- MACH CONE 
VORTEX CREATED WITHIN 
THE MACH CONE AT THE TIP 
OF THE RECTANGULAR WING 
WING WITH TIPS 
“RAKED” OUTSIDE 
THE TIP CONES 
Figure 3.18. Generd Pknform Effects 
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