26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-3.5.1

AERODYNAMIC INVESTIGATIONS ON A GENERIC FAN-IN-WING CONFIGURATION

N. Thouault, C. Cologan*, C. Breitsamter, N. A. Adams
TU Munich, Germany; *Bauhaus Luftfahrt, Germany

Keywords: Fan-in-wing, cross-flow, sliding mesh, unsteady RANS, code validation

A “fan-in-wing” concept for Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) is proposed. This study examines experimentally the feasibility and effectiveness of several fan-in-wing configurations and seeks to verify CFD results and provide further insight of the flow behavior.

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