From water tunnel to poststall flight simulation: The F/A-18 investigation

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 913-926

  Beyers, Martin E ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING FLIGHT; ANGLES OF ATTACK; LEADING EDGE EXTENSION VORTEX INTERATIONS; MACH NUMBER; POSTSTALL FLIGHT SIMULATION; WATER TUNNEL;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0036873040     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3026     Document Type: Article

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