High lift, low drag and easy controllability are just some of the aerodynamic requirements of the future Airbus A320. First measurements on the A320 wind tunnel model built by MBB to a scale of 1:23 have already given an idea of how very efficient this 150-passenger Airbus will be.
A320 “Flies” at 900 km/hr in Wind Tunnel
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 56 , 6 ; 14-15
1984-06-01
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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