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Preliminary aerodynamic design considerations for advanced laminar flow aircraft configurations
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Johnson Jr., Joseph L. Jordan Jr., Frank L. Yip, Long P. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | Modern composite manufacturing methods have provided the opportunity for smooth surfaces that can sustain large regions of natural laminar flow (NLF) boundary layer behavior and have stimulated interest in developing advanced NLF airfoils and improved aircraft designs. Some of the preliminary results obtained in exploratory research investigations on advanced aircraft configurations at the NASA Langley Research Center are discussed. Results of the initial studies have shown that the aerodynamic effects of configuration variables such as canard/wing arrangements, airfoils, and pusher-type and tractor-type propeller installations can be particularly significant at high angles of attack. Flow field interactions between aircraft components were shown to produce undesirable aerodynamic effects on a wing behind a heavily loaded canard, and the use of properly designed wing leading-edge modifications, such as a leading-edge droop, offset the undesirable aerodynamic effects by delaying wing stall and providing increased stall/spin resistance with minimum degradation of laminar flow behavior. |
| File Size | 2327528 |
| Page Count | 42 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880014362 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8z944671 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Propellers Canard Configurations Airfoils Aircraft Design Surface Roughness Wings Aerodynamic Configurations Laminar Flow Flow Distribution Manufacturing Angle of Attack Aerodynamic Stalling Leading Edges Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |