A New Family of Airfoils Based on the Jet-Flap Principle

Abstract

A new family of airfoils is based largely on the utilization of the jet flap principle and termed power profiles. Several unique features associated with this new concept, and the applicability of existing experimental data and theoretical methods to its evaluation, design and development are described. This technology is used to develop a configuration suitable for wind tunnel testing, and the report concludes with a discussion of some outstanding aerodynamic problems for which analytical and experimental research is required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751075

Entities

People

  • Andrew B. Bauer

Organizations

  • Douglas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Control
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • High Lift
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Jet Flaps
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design