AA-SM-221 Tools – Wing in Ground Effect Performance
Sample Engineering Spreadsheets Provided by Abbott Aerospace Inc
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NACA Technical Memorandum No. 77, Wing Resistance Near The Ground, C. Weiselberger. April 1922
NASA Technical Note D-926, Aerodynamic Characteristics of low-aspect-ratio wings in close proximity to the ground. Fink & Lastinger, July 1961
NASA Technical Note D-970, Effect of ground proximity on the aerodynamic charactertics of aspect ratio-1 airfoils with and without end plates, Carter, October 1961
NACA Technical Note 1973, Theoretical Spanwise Lift Distributions of low-aspect-ratio wings at speeds below and above the speed of sound, Diederich & Zlotnick, October 1949
Complex sheet for performance prediction of Wing in Ground Effect craft. Example in the sheet is for the Universal Hovercraft Hoverwing.