24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-3.11.2

AERODYNAMIC STUDY OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP CONCEPT OF A HIGH-LIFT TRANSPORT CONFIGURATION

W. Kania, W. Gnarowski, W. Stalewski, S. Galpin*, Z. Goraj**, M. Figat**
Institute of Aviation, Warsaw, Poland; *Airbus UK, Filton, United Kingdom; **Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Keywords: aerodynamics, high-lift technology, CFD, adaptive elements, HELIX

A development of a novel, highly aerodynamically efficient high-lift system for future transport aircraft is one of today.s challenges. HELIX . the project under the V FR Programme of EU . aims to explore new ideas concepts put forward by the participating companies and research institutions by gaining on their vast experiences and expertise in the field of high-lift aerodynamics and systems and putting these to best advantage.

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