25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-3.1.1

EFFECT OF CENTER-BODY ON THE VORTEX FLOW OF A DELTA WING WITH LEADING EDGE EXTENSION

M. H. Sohn
Korea Air Force Academy, Korea

Keywords: delta wing, leading edge extension, centerbody, vortex flow

An experimental study of the vortical flow over a delta wing with leading edge extension was conducted to investigate the effects of centerbody using visualization, PIV and surface pressure measurements. The results revealed that the effects of centerbody were getting prominent as the angle of attack and sideslip angle increased.

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