Experimental study on gurney flap and apex flap on a delta wing

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1379-1383

  Zhan, Jing Xia ^a,b   Wang, Jin Jun ^a,c  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Majoring Fluid Mechanics A ^*  (China)

^c Fluid Mechanics Institute

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; FORCE MEASUREMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPEED; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

APEX FLAP; DROOPING ANGLE; GURNEY FLAPS; VORTEX BREAKDOWN (VBD);

DELTA WING AIRCRAFT;

EID: 10944274078     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4044     Document Type: Article

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