The effect of gurney flaps on three-dimensional wings with and without taper

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

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

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; LAMINAR FLOW; LIFT; WIND TUNNELS;

AIRFOIL SECTION; GURNEY FLAPS; LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL; MAXIMUM LIFT COEFFICIENT; NATURAL LAMINAR FLOWS; TEST CONDITION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL AIRFOILS;

FLAPS;

EID: 85072459964     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/965514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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