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Aviation History
1962
1962 - 1141.PDF
'LIGHT International, 12 July 1962 65 it lliffe Transport Publications Ltd 1962 The special test aerofoil built by Handley Page for laminarization research on swept wings has provided one of our artists with a real opportunity to show his mettle. At the same time the appa rent complexity of the construction and suction systems should not be taken as representative of future laminarized surfaces manufactured on a production basis Leading Edge j Suction slits 0.005in 2 Throttle holes in metal plugs 3 Glass-cloth skin e Plenum chambers 5 Needle valves i> Glass-cloth wrap ' Actuator rods for (5), with bungee return 8 Main collector ducts Suction duct to turbines Main Wing ;0 Suction slits 0.005m in bonded outer skin 11 Channels in main plates 12 Throttle holes at 0.5in pitch 13 Plenum chambers 14 Needle valves, 13 in each zone 15 Collector ducts port and starboard 16 Concentric tubes and rod posi tioning (14) 17 Linear actuators driving (16) 18 Cascade vanes in (15) 19 Bifurcated suction pipes from (15) 20 Venturi meters 21 Flexible couplings to permit wing incidence change 22 Wing structure 23 Zone boundary ribs 24 Zone A 25 ZoneB 26 ZoneC 27 Limit of suction 28 Wing attachment post, ±5° incidence 29 Boundary fence 30 Mass balance Trailing edge 31 Nine suction slits 32 Needle valves governin through (31) Suction installation 33 Flexible ducts to suction engines 34 Bifurcated pipes with butterfly valves 35 Suction manifolds 36 Main suction-engine intake trunks 37 Plenum boxes housing Budworth gas turbines 38 Exhaust pipes from (37) 39 Engine power controls 40 Engine instrument panel 41 Engine ancillary controls 42 Heiland straingauge recorder 43 Fuel tanks
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