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Ogive (ogee) delta wing

Name: Ogive (ogee) delta wing dimension sheet
Creator: Xem Studio
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What is an ogive (ogee) delta wing like Concorde's? · Standard part · basis: Design rules and figures from the cited sources; example geometry by Xem Studio

Also called: ogive wing, ogee wing, ogival delta, concorde wing, ogee delta rc, concorde wing shape, curved leading edge delta, slender delta wing, ogive delta planform

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

sizes: 7 in table

Notes

An ogee wing curves its leading edge from very high sweep at the root to lower sweep outboard. NASA's ogee test aircraft went from 52.5 deg to 77 deg root sweep and 55.8 deg minimum, cutting AR from 2.02 to 1.70 while adding area (NASA Ames).
Its steady leading-edge vortices showed no detachment to 25 deg AoA and lowered approach speed by 10-15 kt, but pitch stability was neutral to slightly unstable on approach (NASA Ames). Concorde's slender ogival delta had no flaps or slats, only six elevons, and relies on vortex lift to fly slowly (Heritage Concorde).
ONERA estimated about 30% lift increase near the ground for this planform (NASA Ames, ONERA comments).
Used on: Concorde, Douglas F5D-1 (NASA ogee test).
The file is a reference example built by Xem Studio from the numbers above. Sizes the sources do not fix are illustrative; scale the example to your own vehicle.

Ogive (ogee) delta wing size chart

parameter	value or range	source
Ogee LE sweep root / minimum	77 deg / 55.8 deg	NASA Ames
AR basic -> ogee	2.02 -> 1.70	NASA Ames
Wing area basic -> ogee	557 -> 661 ft^2 (span 33.5 ft)	NASA Ames
Vortex steady to	25 deg AoA, 8 deg sideslip	NASA Ames
Ground-effect lift increase (ONERA estimate)	about 30%	NASA Ames (ONERA)
Concorde control surfaces	6 elevons, no flaps or slats	Heritage Concorde
Reference build	span 335, root 600, LE sweep 77 deg root	computed (1:30 of 33.5 ft span)

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

NASA Ames (Drinkwater & Rolls), AGARD Report 538	Flight Experience with the Ogee Wing at Low Speed (1966)	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
Heritage Concorde	The Wing	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

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ogive-delta-wing-wing

delta planform: span 335, root 600, tip 0 mm, LE sweep 77°, dihedral 0°, NACA 0012

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