Five decades of flight experiences with natural laminar flow (NLF) have provided a basis of understanding how this technology can be used for reduction of viscous drag on modern practical aircraft. The effects of cruise unit Reynolds number on NLF achievability and maintainability; compressibility effects on Tollmein-Schlichting growth; flight experiment on the Cessna Citation III business jet; flight instrumentation on Lear 28/29; OV-I NLF engine nacelle experiments; and viscous drag reduction are examined.


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    Title :

    Flight research on natural laminar flow


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    Publication date :

    1986-12-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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