Reduce the curve at the top side, sharpen the leading edge, and flatten out the bottom side, and you've got yourself a high-speed wing.
Reduce the curve at the top side, sharpen the leading edge, and flatten out the bottom side, and you've got yourself a high-speed wing.
This is a wing section from the Dassault Rafaele. Also transonic buffeting is common on every single airliner, at ~400mph the wings on a craft and the upper section of the engine can easily see sonic shockwaves form.
This is a wing section from the Dassault Rafaele. Also transonic buffeting is common on every single airliner, at ~400mph the wings on a craft and the upper section of the engine can easily see sonic shockwaves form.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HekbC6Pl4_Y
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