Question: 5 . A wing with a diamond shaped 2 D airfoil has a chord length 9 in and a wing span of 9 inches. (

5. A wing with a diamond shaped 2D airfoil has a chord length 9 in and a wing span of 9 inches. (into the paper) The following drag forces are measured when placed in a wind tunnel at sea-level standard conditions:
a) Calculate the Reynolds number based on chord length for each velocity.
b) Calculate the drag coefficient \(\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{D}}\) for each velocity.
c) Find a curve fit of form \(\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{D}}=\mathrm{A}\mathrm{Re}{}^{\mathrm{B}}\) to this data. You may use a spreadsheet, Excel?
d) Use the curve fit to predict the drag force of a similar 15-in chordlength diamond airfoil with 15-in span placed at similar orientation in \(20^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) water flowing at \(2.2\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\). You will have to extrapolate the curve fit beyond the calculated Reynolds number range.
5 . A wing with a diamond shaped 2 D airfoil has

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