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Old 23rd Oct 2011, 13:48
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Airfoils -w- Intakes in Wing

I'm wondering about if an aircraft with an intake mounted in the wing requires re-contouring of the upper and lower surfaces as there is no traditional leading-edge in the area where the intake is located (except I suppose the lips of the intake). One example that sticks to mind is the De Havilland Mosquito, though it's a military aircraft my question is a purely aerodynamic one: Early models had a traditional leading-edge inboard; later models had an intake of some sort in the leading-edge. I'm wondering if the lack of a traditional leading-edge inboard required the upper and lower wing-surfaces to be re-contoured.
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