Vortex wakes of two transports measured in 80 by 120 foot wind tunnel

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 399-406

  Rossow, V J ^a,b   Fong, R K ^a   Wright, M S ^a   Bisbee, L S ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LANDING; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

DOWNWASH DISTRIBUTIONS; HOT FILM ANEMOMETER PROBE; ROLLING MOMENTS; VORTEX WAKES;

WAKES;

EID: 0030104608     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.46951     Document Type: Article

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