Hess-Smith 2D Aerodynamic Panel Method

Derivation of how to implement a Hess/Smith panel method, the simplest useful panel method that motivates understanding many of the key ideas for panel methods in general.

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My father worked with Amo Smith and John Hess as they developed their compter program using this method at Douglass Aircraft in 1960. My father did a study of ducted fans. He was the first to apply the program to a real world study.