Prediction Methods for Aircraft Aerodynamic Characteristics

Abstract

The research study provides an up-to-date account of methods of prediction of aerodynamic characteristics for both combat and transport aircraft (excluding rotorcraft), over conditions ranging from low speeds (CTOL, RTOL, STOL) through subsonic/transonic to supersonic speeds (climb, cruise, maneuver, descent). Aircraft lift and drag estimation methods are analysed along with related aerodynamic optimization techniques, taking into account practical methods for wing/body aerodynamic design and boundary-layer flow treatments. The prediction and implications of special aerodynamic characteristics associated with engine installation and external store effects are examined, relevant stability/control needs are reviewed, and some aircraft noise restraints on aerodynamic design are noted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780608

Entities

People

  • C. S. Layman
  • D. N. Foster
  • G. M. Bowes
  • J. G. Callaghan
  • John D. Williams
  • W. Loeve

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • High Lift Devices
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Spars
  • Stabilization Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics