Comparing & benchmarking engineering methods on the prediction of X-31 aerodynamics

28th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tomac, M ^a,d   Rizzi, A ^a,d   Nangia, R K ^b,e   Mendenhall, M R ^c,d   Perkins Jr , S C ^c,d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Nangia Aero Research Associates   (United Kingdom)

^c Nielsen Engineering & Research Inc   (United States)

^d Dept of Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering ^*

^e FRAeS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; CENTER OF PRESSURE; ENGINEERING METHODS; FIGHTER CONFIGURATION; HIGH ANGLES OF ATTACK; LONGITUDINAL STABILITY; NONLINEAR CHARACTERISTICS; STABILITY AND CONTROL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 78649499363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-4694     Document Type: Conference Paper

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