Effects of Gurney flap on double delta wing aerodynamic performance in low speed wind-tunnel tests

Kongqi Donglixue Xuebao/Acta Aerodynamica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Wang, Jin Jun ^a   Li, Ya Chen ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic performance; Double delta wing; Gurney flap; Lift enhancement

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DRAG; LIFT; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; DOUBLE DELTA WING; GURNEY FLAP; LIFT ENHANCEMENT;

WINGS;

EID: 34547327632     PISSN: 02581825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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