23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-3.10.4

OVERVIEW OF ROTARY FLOW VISUALIZATION RESULTS ON THE F/A-18 AIRCRAFT

H. J. Cai, M. E. Beyers
IAR/NRC, Canada

Keywords: vortex flow field, high angles of attack, rotary testing, f/a-18

To understand the physics of the complex vortex flow field of the F/A-18 aircraft during maneuvering at high incidences, a series of flow visualizations were conducted in the IAR 0.38 x 0.51m water tunnel. A 1/72-scale model was tested on the new orbital-platform rotary apparatus at various angles of attack.

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