RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Aerodynamics.Common.Drag.drag_divergence

drag_divergence

drag_divergence(Mach, geometry, Cl)

Use drag divergence Mach number to determine drag for subsonic speeds

Assumptions: Basic fit, subsonic

Source: http://aerodesign.stanford.edu/aircraftdesign/aircraftdesign.html (Stanford AA241 A/B Course Notes) Concorde data can be found in “Supersonic drag reduction technology in the scaled supersonic experimental airplane project by JAXA” by Kenji Yoshida

Args: wing.

thickness_to_chord [-] sweeps.quarter_chord [radians] high_mach [Boolean] areas.reference [m^2]

Returns: cd_c [-] Machc [-] MDiv [-]