Experimental investigation of gurney flaps on a two element general aviation airfoil

35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Papadakis, Michael ^a   Myose, Roy Y ^a   Matallana, Santiago ^a  

^a Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AIRFOILS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; FLAPS; FLOW SEPARATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; BASELINE CONFIGURATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAP DEFLECTION; GENERAL AVIATION; RANGE OF ANGLES OF ATTACK; TRAILING EDGES; WAKE VELOCITY;

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS;

EID: 84983146149     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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