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Flow Visualization Techniques in Wind Tunnel Tests of a Full-Scale F/A-18 Aircraft

Author
Olson, Lawrence
Published
[1994].
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Botha, Gavin J., Lanser, Wendy R., Cooper, Don, Bennett, Mark, Crowder, James P., and James, Kevin D.
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Summary
The proposed paper presents flow visualization performed during experiments conducted on a full-scale F/A-18 aircraft in the 80- by 120-Foot Wind-Tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center. The purpose of the flow-visualization experiments was to document the forebody and leading edge extension (LEX) vortex interaction along with the wing flow patterns at high angles of attack and low speed high Reynolds number conditions. This investigation used surface pressures in addition to both surface and off-surface flow visualization techniques to examine the flow field on the forebody, canopy, LEXS, and wings. The various techniques used to visualize the flow field were fluorescent tufts, flow cones treated with reflective material, smoke in combination with a laser light sheet, and a video imaging system for three-dimension vortex tracking. The flow visualization experiments were conducted over an angle of attack range from 20 deg to 45 deg and over a sideslip range from -10 deg to 10 deg. The various visualization techniques as well as the pressure distributions were used to understand the flow field structure. The results show regions of attached and separated flow on the forebody, canopy, and wings as well as the vortical flow over the leading-edge extensions. This paper will also present flow visualization comparisons with the F-18 HARV flight vehicle and small-scale oil flows on the F-18.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20020017253.
7th International Symposium of Flow Visualization; 11-14 Sep. 1995; Seattle, WA; United States.
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