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Aeronautical Engineering

Delta Wing Vortex Flow in a Water Tunnel

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Delta wing vortex flow can be studied with a water tunnel and dye visualization. A delta wing is a common wing shape for high-speed airplanes because it performs well in transonic and supersonic flight. It has a small aspect ratio, which means the wing span is short compared with the average chord, and a high sweep angle. Th...

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Les ailes d’avion, et leur conception, sont essentielles pour définir les caractéristiques de performance d’un avion. L’aile delta est une conception populaire dans les avions à grande vitesse en raison de ses excellentes performances dans les régimes de vol transsoniques et supersoniques.

L’aile delta a un petit rapport d’aspect, qui est...

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