Inlets for tilt-nacelle VTOL aircraft must operate over a wide range of incidence angles and engine weight flows without internal flow separation. Wind tunnel tests of scale model inlets were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of three geometric variables to provide this capability. Increasing the lip contraction ratio increased the separation angle at all engine weight flows. The optimum axial location of the centerbody occurred when its leading edge was located just downstream of the inlet lip. Compared with a short centerbody, the optimum location of the centerbody resulted in an increase in separation angle at all engine weight flows. Decreasing the lip major-to-minor-axis ratio increased the separation angle at the lower engine weight flows.


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    Title :

    Effect of Lip and Centerbody Geometry on Aerodynamic Performance of Inlets for Tilting-Nacelle VTOL Aircraft


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    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    27 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English