The stress on low observability (LO) characteristics has directed fighter aircraft forebody configurations toward contours which generate strong vortices in the vicinity of the fuselage half-breadth, in both maneuvering and cruising flight conditions; these vortices can reduce integrated inlet performance and degrade inlet/engine compatibility. The present investigation has employed high-speed experimental flowfield surveys to characterize advanced LO-contoured fighters' inlet-approach flowfields. Attention is given to forebody angle-of-attack-induced shielding of the inlets at various Mach numbers.


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    Title :

    The impact of LO-configured forebodies on inlet approach flowfields


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    Publication date :

    1991-06-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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