Overview of the cranked-arrow wing aerodynamics project international

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-368

  Obara, Clifford J ^a,b   Lamar, John E ^a,c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Data Acquisition and Test Techniques Branch

^c Distinguished Research Associate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT; WIND TUNNELS;

CRANKED-ARROW WING; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; FLIGHT DATA; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SAMPLE DATA; SKIN FRICTION DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE FLOW; SURFACE PRESSURES;

WINGS;

EID: 63349109224     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.34957     Document Type: Article

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