Experimental investigation into articulated winglet effects on flying wing surface pressure aerodynamics

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1811-1815

  Gatto, A ^a   Bourdin, P ^b   Friswell, M I ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE   (Canada)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; PRESSURE SENSORS;

ANGULAR POSITIONS; BASELINE CONFIGURATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SURFACE PRESSURES; TRAILING EDGES; WING CONFIGURATIONS; WING SECTION;

SWEPT WINGS;

EID: 78049407723     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.C000251     Document Type: Article

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