An analytical solution for the determination of the loads acting on a semi-elliptical wing: The case of the Reggiane Re 2005 WWII fighter

Many papers for the analytical solution of the lift distribution on a semi in semi-elliptical wing have been published. These works [1] usually approximate the solution by series e xpansion. This paper introduces an original method for the closed-form solution of this problem. The solution is possib le through the use of symbolic manipulators. The wing of the WWII fighter "Reggiane Re 2005" has been solved analytically with the proposed method. The results are similar to the ones obtained by the panel-method and CFD. A CFD simulation of the Re 2005 at maximum speed demonstrates that these results are reasonable