In September 1968, the FDP of AGARD held a specialists' meeting in Paris on transonic aerodynamics, in recognition of the fact that the absence of adequate theoretical methods and wind-tunnels of high enough Reynolds number had already led to costly shortcomings in the transonic performance of certain combat and transport aircraft. Since projected aerospace systems, military, civil and space-oriented, would involve flight at Reynolds number of up to 100 million, the FDP undertook an examination of the requirements of NATO nations for wind tunnel facilities for testing large models at high Reynolds numbers.
Facilities and Techniques for Aerodynamic Testing at Transonic Speeds and High Reynolds Number
1971
426 pages
Report
No indication
English
Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Fluid Mechanics , Transonic wind tunnels , Design , Symposia , Mathematical prediction , Model tests , Wind tunnel models , Transonic flow , Flow fields , Swept-back wings , Advanced planning , France , Reynolds number , Drag , Aerodynamic configurations , Scale , Correlation techniques , Boundary layer control , Interference , High Reynolds number performance