On the aerodynamics of leading-edge high-lift devices of avian wings

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-68

  Meseguer, J ^a   Franchini, S ^a   Perez Grande I ^a   Sanz, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alula; High lift devices; Wing load

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENTS; ALULA; HIGH-LIFT DEVICES; WING LOAD;

WINGS;

EID: 18944384847     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441005X9067     Document Type: Article

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