Application of a Gurney flap on a simplified forward-swept aircraft model

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1561-1564

  Wang, Jin Jun ^a,b   Zhan, Jing Xia ^a,b   Zhang, Wang ^a,b   Wu, Zhe ^a,c  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Fluid Mechanics Institute   (China)

^c Department of Aircraft Design ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT MODELS; DRAG; WIND TUNNELS;

DRAG COEFFICIENT; FLAP HEIGHT; GURNEY FLAP; LIFT COEFFICIENT; LIFT TO DRAG RATIO;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33750796709     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20283     Document Type: Article

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