Change of Aspect Ratio with Incidence

By Equation (8.38), we have:

, CL

a = “o + ПЖ.

Also the induced drag coefficient, by Equation (8.8), is:

Подпись: L жЖ Подпись: CDV =

C2

Hence, if the aspect ratio is reduced to JR and if the ‘primes’ refer to the new aerofoil with the same incidence, we have:

Thus for a given lift curve, decrease of aspect ratio increases both the geometrical incidence and the induced drag coefficient.