High resolution turbulence treatment of F/A-18 tail buffet

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1769-1775

  Morton, Scott A ^a,b,c   Cummings, Russell M ^a,b   Kholodar, Denis B ^a,b,d  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Department of Aeronautics ^*

^c USAF   (United States)

^d Bombardier

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR BRAKES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPUTED VORTEX BREAKDOWN; DETACHED EDDY SIMULATION; FIGHT TEST TAIL PRESSURES;

BUFFETING;

EID: 38149086084     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.29577     Document Type: Article

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