Determination of the aerodynamic characteristics of aircraft in the transonic velocity range

The problem of determining the integral aerodynamic characteristics of aircraft as a whole in the transonic velocity range is considered. An approximate method of their calculation is developed using the nonlinear transonic theory of small perturbations for three-dimensional flow over a body. The method of investigation consists in separating the flow region into two subregions (outer and inner), applying numerical methods of integrating the equations in those regions, and joining the solutions. The Murman–Cole method of calculating the pressure drag of an isolated wing is generalized to the case of a combination of wing and fuselage.