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Aerodynamic characteristics of delta wing–body combinations at high angles of attack

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

P. R. Viswanath  and
S. R. Patil
P. R. Viswanath
Affiliation:
Experimental Aerodynamics Division, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India
S. R. Patil
Affiliation:
Experimental Aerodynamics Division, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India
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Abstract

An experimental study investigating the aerodynamic characteristics of generic delta wing-body combinations up to high angles of attack was carried out at a subsonic Mach number. Three delta wings having sharp leading edges and sweep angles of 50°, 60° and 70° were tested with two forebody configurations providing a variation of the nose fineness ratio. Measurements made included six-component forces and moments, limited static pressures on the wing lee-side and surface flow visualisation studies. The results showed symmetric flow features up to an incidence of about 25°, beyond which significant asymmetry was evident due to wing vortex breakdown, forebody vortex asymmetry or both. At higher incidence, varying degrees of forebody-wing vortex interaction effects were seen in the mean loads, which depended on the wing sweep and the nose fineness ratio. The vortex breakdown on these wings was found to be a gradual process, as implied by the wing pressures and the mean aerodynamic loads. Effects of forebody vortex asymmetry on the wing-body aerodynamics have also been assessed. Comparison of Datcom estimates with experimental data of longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics on all three wing-body combinations indicated good agreement in the symmetric flow regime.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 98 , Issue 975 , May 1994 , pp. 159 - 170
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1994 

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