A parametric study on the effect of gurney flaps on single and multi-element airfoils, three-dimensional wings, and reflection plane model

35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Myose, Roy ^a   Papadakis, Michael ^a   Heron, Ismael ^a  

^a Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; FLAPS; LAMINAR FLOW; LIFT;

AIRFOIL SECTION; MAXIMUM LIFT COEFFICIENT; MULTI ELEMENT AIRFOILS; NATURAL LAMINAR FLOWS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; REFLECTION PLANE; TEST CONDITION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL AIRFOILS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 84982319045     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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