03.2 - Experimental Aerodynamics
EVALUATING THE LAMINAR FLOW ON A SLOTTED, NATURAL-LAMINAR-FLOW WING IN THE NASA AMES 11-FOOT TRANSONIC WIND TUNNEL
K.J. Groot, University of Wyoming, United States; N.J. Porfido¹, H.L. Reed¹, J.G. Coder, Penn State University, United States; D.M. Somers, Airfoils, Incorporated, United States; ¹Texas A&M University, United States
In this article, we describe how laminar flow was evaluated over the fore-element of a Slotted, Natural-Laminar-Flow (SNLF) wing at the full-scale conditions in the NASA Ames 11-ft transonic test section.