Influences of mounting angles and locations on the effects of Gurney flaps

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 494-498

  Li, Yachen ^a   Wang, Jinjun ^a   Zhang, Panfeng ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

GURNEY FLAPS; LIFT ENHANCEMENT; MOUNTING ANGLES; MOUNTING LOCATIONS;

JET FLAPS;

EID: 0038543186     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3144     Document Type: Article

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