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    Clark Y is the name of a particular airfoil profile, widely used in general purpose aircraft designs, and much studied in aerodynamics over the years...
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    the 1922 Clark Y airfoil used by many early aircraft. He was born on February 27, 1886, to Harry Scott Clark in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Clark graduated...
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    sometimes but erroneously as the Clark GA-43 for the designer, Virginius E. Clark who was also responsible for the Clark Y airfoil section used. The prototype...
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    still had the F11C-2's classic "Hawk" wood wing with its flat-bottomed Clark Y airfoil, was designated XF11C-3 by the Navy and Model 67 by Curtiss. The main...
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    taller pilots.[citation needed] 1974 introduced a new propeller with a Clark Y airfoil on the A150L Aerobat, which increased cruise by 4 mph (6.4 km/h). In...
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    shape when viewed from above. An M6 airfoil was chosen over its predecessor's sharp edged, modified Clark-Y airfoil. The large trailing edge control surfaces...
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    is the Clark-Y. Today, airfoils can be designed for specific functions by the use of computer programs. The various terms related to airfoils are defined...
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    rectangular Clark Y monoplane wing Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, NACA TN-519. C. H. Zimmerman (1933) Characteristics of Clark Y airfoils of small...
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    in doped aircraft fabric. Its 25.00 ft (7.6 m) span wing employs a Clark Y airfoil and has a total wing area of 180 sq ft (17 m2). The cabin width is...
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  • in doped aircraft fabric. Its 32.5 ft (9.9 m) span wing employs a Clark Y airfoil, has an area of 146 sq ft (13.6 m2) and optional flaps. The wing is...
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    series of single and two-seat recreational craft that utilized the Clark Y airfoil. In 1929 Modern Mechanix magazine published the plans in a series[failed...
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    construction as previous models, but with a constant-chord wing with a Clark Y airfoil replacing the previously tapered wing. The fuselage is of 4130 welded...
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  • into pockets in the fabric. Its 30 ft (9.1 m) span wing employs a Clark Y airfoil and has an area of 150 sq ft (14 m2). Standard engines available are...
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  • to save weight. Its 30.8 ft (9.4 m) span wing employs a modified Clark Y airfoil. The wings are supported by a single lift strut and a jury strut. The...
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  • the Junker's ailerons of the original Merlin wing along with the Clark "Y" airfoil and construction featuring a leading edge "D" cell and foam ribs....
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  • The 38.2 ft (11.6 m) span wing has an 11.2:1 aspect ratio, employs a Clark Y airfoil and mounts spoilers. The landing gear is a fixed monowheel, supplemented...
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    in doped aircraft fabric. Its 10.0 m (32.8 ft) span wing employs a Clark Y airfoil, mounts flaps, has a wing area of 13.01 m2 (140.0 sq ft) and is supported...
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    aircraft retained the Junker's ailerons of the Merlin along with the Clark "Y" airfoil that produces docile handling characteristics. The wing also features...
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    and Handley-Page leading edge slats. Vassal I Proposed variant using Clark Y airfoil section wings, not built. There are no original intact surviving examples...
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  • with plywood skinning ahead of the forward spar. It used the popular Clark Y airfoil and had a constant chord with blunt tips. It was braced to the fuselage...
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  • wing had a Clark-Y airfoil, a structure of wood with plywood planking. The upper wing, also constructed of wood with a Herrick M-7-II airfoil, had double...
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  • monocoque fuselage. Its 15 m (49.2 ft) span two-piece wing employs a Clark Y airfoil and incorporates flaps for glidepath control. Early examples use a...
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    cleared of any objects on the top of the wing." Airfoil Behavior: Pressure Distribution over a Clark Y-14 Wing David Guo, College of Engineering, Technology...
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    streamlined section steel wire. Both upper and lower wings used a Clark Y airfoil section, and had the same 32 ft (9.8 m) span and 60 in (1,500 mm) wing...
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  • Rotax 914 of 115 hp (86 kW). The company is noted for its use of the Clark Y airfoil, infinite blade angle adjustment, as well as for the very low rotating...
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  • engine driving a wooden propeller. It had increased area wings with Clark Y airfoils, braced with N-type interplane struts. KS Small Survey Aircraft A modification...
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  • 32 ft (9.8 m) span wing is cable-braced from a king post and employs a Clark Y airfoil. Like all primary gliders the cockpit is just a seat mounted on the...
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  • starting with a 1926 glider called the Dirigiplane. The aircraft used a Clark Y airfoil that could be filled with helium gas to assist with lift. Snyder formed...
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    (17.02 m) Wingspan: 48 ft 2 in (14.68 m) Height: 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) Airfoil: Clark Y mod. Gross weight: 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) Powerplant: 2 × Garrett ATF3-6...
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    retained the Junkers ailerons of the original Merlin wing along with the Clark "Y" airfoil and construction featuring a leading edge "D" cell and foam ribs....
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