- Meredith Effect
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The Meredith Effect is a term for the use of the hot air from a radiator to provide thrust for aircraft.[1][2]
The concept was devised by Fredrick Meredith at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Farnborough, prior to World War II, and incorporated into a radiator-duct design that produced thrust, helping to offset the drag produced by the radiator.
One of the first aircraft to incorporate a radiator designed to make the use of the effect was the Supermarine Spitfire.
References
- ^ Meredith, F. W: "Cooling of Aircraft Engines. With Special Reference To Ethylene Glycol Radiators Enclosed In Ducts", Aeronautical Research Council R&M 1683, 1936.
- ^ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-445/ch5-5.htm
Categories:- Aircraft piston engines 1930-1939
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- Aerodynamics
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