Study of four-vortex aircraft wakes and layout of corresponding aircraft configurations

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 722-730

  Stumpf, Eike ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAZARDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VORTEX FLOW;

AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION; AMPLIFICATION RATE; FOUR-VORTEX AIRCRAFT WAKES; LIFT COEFFICIENT;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 22544459076     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.7806     Document Type: Article

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