A recently developed method for estimating transonic aircraft aerodynamics to high angles of attack which is especially suited to computerized aircraft design and optimization studies is described. Following theoretical and empirical guidelines, explicit nonlinear equations are formulated for subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds; new algorithms are used for assessing compressibility effects and for analyzing transonic, shock-dominated flows which adhere to Laitone's limit Mach-number criterion. Viscous dominated flows are not analyzed. The transonic influence of viscosity is indirectly accommodated by assigning designated inputs rather than extracted solutions for the chordwise locations of shock and separation. The method is extended to complete aircraft configurations by including accounts for nose lift, the wing downwash field, and tail lift. Several comparisons of experiment and estimate are included.


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    Title :

    Estimation of transonic aircraft aerodynamics to high angles of attack


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    Conference:

    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aircraft Systems and Technology Meeting ; 1975 ; Los Angeles, CA


    Publication date :

    1975-08-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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