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Investigation of leading-edge flap performance on delta and double-delta wings at supersonic speeds
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wood, Richard M. Covell, Peter F. Miller, David S. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | An investigation of the aerodynamic performance of leading-edge flaps on three clipped delta and three clipped double-delta wing planforms with aspect ratios of 1.75, 2.11, and 2.50 was conducted in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at Mach numbers of 1.60, 1.90, and 2.16. A primary set of fullspan leading-edge flaps with similar root and tip chords were investigated on each wing, and several alternate flap planforms were investigated on the aspect-ratio-1.75 wings. All leading-edge flap geometries were effective in reducing the drag at lifting conditions over the range of wing aspect ratios and Mach numbers tested. Application of a primary flap resulted in better flap performance with the double-delta planform than with the delta planform. The primary flap geometry generally yielded better performance than the alternate flap geometries tested. Trim drag due to flap-induced pitching moments was found to reduce the leading-edge flap performance more for the delta planform than for the double-delta planform. Flow-visualization techniques showed that leading-edge flap deflection reduces crossflow shock-induced separation effects. Finally, it was found that modified linear theory consistently predicts only the effects of leading-edge flap deflection as related to pitching moment and lift trends. |
| File Size | 92352346 |
| Page Count | 125 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870010800 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t13n7201h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Linear Systems Pitching Moments Planforms Drag Leading Edge Flaps Supersonic Speed Delta Wings Wind Tunnel Tests Experiment Design Aspect Ratio Mach Number Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |