22nd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, UK, 28 August - 1st September, 2000
Paper ICAS 2000-2.1.4


THE AERODYNAMIC AND DYNAMIC VENTRAL FINS EFFECTS ON A JET TRAINER

S. Bogos, D. Turcanu
National Institute for Aerospace Research "Elie Carafoli", Romania

Keywords: ventral fins, lateral derivatives, damping derivatives, lateral directional dynamics

This paper appeared as an answer to a practical question: which would be the aerodynamic effects of an additional "ventral fin system" for an already built subsonic trainer fighter aircraft?


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