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Flight tests of vortex-attenuating splinesVisual data on formation and motion of lift-induced wingtip vortex were obtained by stationary, airflow visualization method. Visual data indicated that vortex cannot be eliminated by merely reshaping wingtip. Configuration change will likely have only small effect on far-field flow.
Document ID
19740000187
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Patterson, J. C., Jr.
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1974
Subject Category
Physical Sciences
Report/Patent Number
LAR-11645
Report Number: LAR-11645
Accession Number
74B10187
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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