Buffet alleviation of F/A-18 aircraft using LEX fences

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 6, Issue , 2003, Pages 4438-4448

  Sheta, Essam F ^a  

^a CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHMS; BENDING MOMENTS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WINGS;

BUFFET ALLEVIATION; LEADING-EDGE EXTENSION; MACH NUMBER;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0041476107     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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