Research Article

Prediction of Lift Coefficient for Tandem Wing Configuration or Multiple-Lifting-Surface System Using Prandtl’s Lifting-Line Theory

Table 1

Definition of the subscripts of the parameters.

SubscriptsDefinition

1Parameters of the fore wing
2Parameters of the hind wing
11Parameters of the fore wing generated by itself
12Parameters of the fore wing generated by the hind wing
21Parameters of the hind wing generated by the fore wing
22Parameters of the hind wing generated by itself
Parameters related to the induced effect, the index
The -component of the parameters
The -component of the parameters
The -component of the parameters
−1Parameters generated by the bound vortex
−2Parameters generated by the trailing vortex