Aerodynamics of a single element wing in ground effect

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1058-1064

  Zerihan, Jonathan ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; GROUND EFFECT; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TRANSITION FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

FORCE REDUCTION PHENOMENON; RIDE HEIGHT; SUCTION SURFACE;

WINGS;

EID: 0034315315     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2711     Document Type: Article

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