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Old 22nd Jul 2011, 01:03
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Volta Conf in 1935 subject was "High Speeds in Aviation"

Recalling the Vth Volta Congress: High Speeds in Aviation - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 28(1):1

I found the reference to the above post in the book, Nasa's Contributions to Aeronautics", Case 2..Richard Whitcomb abd the Quest for Aerodynamic Efficiency"
The article only has one page shown and doesn't mention anything about area-ruling. Regardless I'm surprised that people were talking about area-ruling this far back in time. It makes it even more surprising that the YF-102 had to be redesigned with area-ruling.

Why wasn't this commonly known in the United States until the 1950's?
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