Configuration optimization, component design, and experimental proof in fighter design are summarized. Requirements for supersonic performance, including supersonic drag reduction and canard tail design, were reviewed. The main aerodynamic principles in use throughout the aircraft industry are described.
Computational Aerodynamic Design Tools and Techniques Used at Fighter Development
1979
54 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Aerodynamics , Aerodynamic configurations , Aeronautical engineering , Aircraft design , Canard configurations , Fighter aircraft , Optimization , Supersonic flight , Aircraft configurations , Aircraft industry , Aircraft structures , Control surfaces , Drag reduction , Structural design , Supersonic flow , Foreign technology
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