LDV Surveys Over a Fighter Model at Moderate to High Angles of Attack 881448
The vortex flowfield over an advanced twin-tailed fighter configuration was measured in a low-speed wind tunnel at two angles of attack. The primary test data consisted of 3-component velocity surveys obtained using a laser doppler velocimeter. Laser light sheet and surface flow visualization were also obtained to provide insight into the flowfield structure. Time-averaged velocities and the root mean square of the velocity fluctuations were obtained at two cross-sections above the model. At 15 degrees angle of attack, the vortices generated by the wing leading edge extension (LEX) were unburst over the model and passed outboard of the vertical tail. At 25 degrees angle of attack, the vortices burst in the vicinity of the wing-LEX intersection and impact directly on the vertical tails. The RMS levels of the velocity fluctuations reach values of approximately 30% in the region of the vertical tails.
Citation: Sellers, W., Meyers, J., and Hepner, T., "LDV Surveys Over a Fighter Model at Moderate to High Angles of Attack," SAE Technical Paper 881448, 1988, https://doi.org/10.4271/881448. Download Citation
Author(s):
William L. Sellers, James F. Meyers, Timothy E. Hepner
Affiliated:
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Pages: 15
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE Transactions Journal of Aerospace-V97-1
Related Topics:
Aircraft tails
Wind tunnel tests
Imaging and visualization
Wings
Lasers
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