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Hello,

I am looking for any resource where I can get some data regarding the average force and its time variation with which the wind applies force onto an aircraft body especially the wing. To reframe the question in a better way: can anyone recommend a resource that has data about the wind velocity profile around the aircraft (especially the wings) or pressure/shear force profile on the boundary of the aircraft (especially the wings) during various phases in its flight. 

My focus is any aircraft type similar to B737, but anything even vaguely related will be of great help.

I will really appreciate if anyone in this community can help me with this.

Thanks,

Sourish

This article is part 2 of a 4-part series, where aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz discusses light aircraft airfoils:

http://www.zenithair.com/kit-data/ht-87-6.html

You may also look at the following links:

 http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/fluids/airfoil.html

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bernnew.html

http://www.physicsmyths.org.uk/bernoulli.htm

But you should make clear what exactly you are searching for. If you want to study the behavior of the aircraft during a flight you should not consider only its wings. The wings are only a factor which affects the plane during its flight. Nevertheless, in order to find the forces exerted on a plane wing (the vertical upperward force is called lift and the horizontal backward force is called drag) you should study fluid dynamics.

I wish I answered your question, even partially...

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George Papazafeiropoulos

Second Lieutenant, Hellenic Air Force

Civil Engineer, M.Sc., Ph.D Candidate

@George...thanks a lot for your time and efforts to help me out. The links that you have recommended are very useful.

What I am looking for is more in the lines of experiemental data e.g. some previous work where the loading on the wings, during time of flight, have actually been measured or calculated and the numerical information provided.

 

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Sourish Chakravarty

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