Wind-tunnel study of Gurney flaps applied to micro aerial vehicle wing

AIAA Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1560-1562

  Albertani, Roberto ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Research Engineering and Education Facility

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; AERODYNAMIC CHORD; APPLIED (CO); FLAT PLATES; GURNEY FLAPS; LEADING EDGE (LE); MICRO AERIAL VEHICLE (MAY); PITCHING MOMENTS; PRESSURE SIDE; REYNOLDS (CO); TRAILING EDGES; TUNNEL MODEL; WIND TUNNEL; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING; WING SPAN;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; AIR; AIRFOILS; CARBON FIBERS; FIBER OPTICS; GAS DYNAMICS; GAS TURBINES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUNNELS; VEHICLES; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 45849151088     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.35110     Document Type: Article

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