Commercial air transportation has experienced revolutionary technology advances since WWII. These technology advances have resulted in an explosive growth in passenger traffic. Today, however, many technologies have matured, and maintaining a similar growth rate will be a challenge. A brief history of laminar flow technology and its application to subsonic and supersonic air transportation is presented.
Laminar Flow: Challenge and Potential
1987
20 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aerodynamics , Aircraft , Fluid Mechanics , Boundary layer control , Laminar boundary layer , Laminar flow , Laminar flow airfoils , Transport aircraft , Aircraft design , Boundary layer transition , Computational fluid dynamics , Flight tests , Fuel consumption , Subsonic flow , Supersonic flight , Technology assessment , Weight reduction
First Laminar Flow Flight Tests Prove Drag Reduction Potential
Emerald Group Publishing | 1992
Online Contents | 1997