Flight Test Investigations of a Wing Designed for Natural Laminar Flow Cessna Aircraft Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Befus, Jack, author.

Conference Name:

General Aviation Aircraft Meeting and Exposition (1987-04-28 : Wichita, Kansas, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1987

Summary:

Full scale flight tests of a wing designed for natural laminar flow (NLF) have provided insight into the aerodynamic characteristics of the airfoil used (NLF(1)-0414F), and into the effects of transition location on airfoil lift, drag, pitching moment and overall aircraft performance. Results of these tests help answer questions pertaining to the development of aircraft using NLF airfoils such as the one tested. These data also provide comparisons of predictions based on computational and wind tunnel test methods. Instrumentation methods used to gather data during these tests include flush mounted airfoil pressure orifices, hot film anemometers and a wing mounted integrating wake rake

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Publisher Number:

871044

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license