Thesis (M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Miller, James A. Second Reader: Schmidt, Louis V. "September 1990." Description based on title screen viewed on December 17, 2009. DTIC Descriptor(s): Velocity, angles, air flow, angle of attack, airfoils, cycles, time, surfaces, three dimensional, flow rate, coefficients, symmetry, pressure, axes, aerodynamic characteristics, value, unsteady flow, drag, oscillation, free stream, static pressure, pressure distribution, plotting, steady flow, control. DTIC Identifier(s): Airfoils, oscillating flow, pressure measurement, turbulence, moments, aerodynamic lift, aerodynamic drag, aerodynamic coefficients, wind tunnel tests, rotor blades(rotary wings), random variables, symmetrical airfoils, theses. Author(s) subject terms: Oscillating flow, aerodynamic coefficients, symmetrical airfoil. Includes bibliographical references (p. 94). Also available in print.