Lombardi, GMorelli, Mauro F2008-05-082008-05-081994-03Lombardi, G and Morelli, M. 1994. Pressure measurements on a forward-swept wing-canard configuration. Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 31(2), pp. 469-472.0021-8669http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2240In a previous analysis of the effect of a fore sweep in the subsonic and transonic regimes it was found that the flow on a forward-swept wing separates first in the root region, suggesting that the inclusion of an aerodynamic device such as a lifting canard may produce a favourable interference effect in that region. In the present work, experiments were carried out to study canard-wing configuration at Mach numbers 0.3 and 0.7, with a Reynolds number = 2.8 x 10 exp 6 and high angles of attack. Pressure measurements were carried out on 320 points of the wing surface, in a medium speed wind tunnel. The results show that the canard effect is significantly dependent on canard position and that very small variations in the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing can be obtained by utilizing a high positioned canard. (AIAA)enSwept wingsCanard configurationsPressure measurementAerodynamic characteristicsPressure distributionArticleLombardi, G., & Morelli, M. F. (1994). Pressure measurements on a forward-swept wing-canard configuration. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2240Lombardi, G, and Mauro F Morelli "Pressure measurements on a forward-swept wing-canard configuration." (1994) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2240Lombardi G, Morelli MF. Pressure measurements on a forward-swept wing-canard configuration. 1994; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2240.TY - Article AU - Lombardi, G AU - Morelli, Mauro F AB - In a previous analysis of the effect of a fore sweep in the subsonic and transonic regimes it was found that the flow on a forward-swept wing separates first in the root region, suggesting that the inclusion of an aerodynamic device such as a lifting canard may produce a favourable interference effect in that region. In the present work, experiments were carried out to study canard-wing configuration at Mach numbers 0.3 and 0.7, with a Reynolds number = 2.8 x 10 exp 6 and high angles of attack. Pressure measurements were carried out on 320 points of the wing surface, in a medium speed wind tunnel. The results show that the canard effect is significantly dependent on canard position and that very small variations in the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing can be obtained by utilizing a high positioned canard. (AIAA) DA - 1994-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Swept wings KW - Canard configurations KW - Pressure measurement KW - Aerodynamic characteristics KW - Pressure distribution LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1994 SM - 0021-8669 T1 - Pressure measurements on a forward-swept wing-canard configuration TI - Pressure measurements on a forward-swept wing-canard configuration UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2240 ER -