Wind-tunnel tests of an aircraft turret model

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 368-376

  Snyder, C H ^a,b   Franke, M E ^a   Masquelier, M L ^b  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; VORTEX SHEDDING; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

AIRCRAFT LASEER TURRETS;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0033721198     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2625     Document Type: Article

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