Experiments on a 60-degree delta wing with rounded leading-edge vortex flaps

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-44

  Rinoie, Kenichi ^a,b,c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b College of Aeronautics ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; DRAG; FORCE MEASUREMENT; LIFT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WIND TUNNELS;

VORTEX FLAPS;

WINGS;

EID: 0033882814     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2559     Document Type: Article

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