Prediction of vortex breakdown and longitudinal characteristics of swept slender planforms

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-359

  Traub, Lance W ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Aerospace Engineering Department   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; LIFT; VORTEX FLOW;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; SWEPT SLENDER PLANFORMS;

WINGS;

EID: 0031140391     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2177     Document Type: Article

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