1. Laminar Flow Rodney Bajnath, Beverly Beasley, Mike Cavanaugh AOE 4124 March 29, 2004
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13. Notable Laminar Flow Control Flight Test Programs Ref: Applied Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Short Course Notes, Williamsburg,VA 1990. effects of sweep on LF encountered full chord LF R C = 47x10 6 new LF wings for program suction through nearly full span slots – both wings X-21 (Northrup/USAF) jet bomber 30 ° sweep 1963-1965 no special maintenance required lost LF in clouds & during icing LE protection effective LF maintained to front spar through two years of simulated airline service two leading edge gloves Lockheed – slot suction & liquid leading edge protection McDD – perforated skin & and bug deflector JetStar (NASA) 4-engine business jet 1985-1986 at M local >1.09 shocks caused loss of LF Full chord LF 0.6 < M < 0.7 R C = 36x10 6 NACA 63-213 upper surface wing glove suction – 12, 69, 81 slots F-94 (Northrup/USAF) jet fighter 1954- 1957 Monel/Nylon cloth 0.007” perforations full chord LF M~0.7 / R C =30x10 6 upper surface wing glove suction - porous surface full chord suction Vampire (RAE) single engine jet 1955 Engine/prop noise effected LF surface quality issues LF to 45% chord (LF to min C p ) R C = 30x10 6 NACA 35-215 10’x17’ wing glove section suction slots first 45% chord Douglas B-18 (NACA) 2-engine prop bomber 1940 Comments LF Result Test Configuration Aircraft Date
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19. Laminar Flow Control Approaches 1). Leading Edge Protection 2). Distributed Suction (perforated skin or slots) 3). Hybrid Laminar Flow Control Ref: Applied Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Short Course Notes, …….Williamsburg,VA 1990.