Preliminary parametric study of gurney-flap dependencies

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1242-1244

  Traub, Lance W ^a,b   Miller, Adam C ^a,b   Rediniotis, Othon ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Aerospace Engineering Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MODELS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WINGS;

FLAP POROSITY; GURNEY FLAP; INCLINATION ANGLE; LIFT AUGMENTATION;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 33748082328     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.13852     Document Type: Article

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