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LEX and wing tip plates’ interaction on the Rocket Plane in tailless configuration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

A. Kwiek  and
M. Figat
A. Kwiek*
Affiliation:
The Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Aircraft Design Department, Warsaw University of Technology, WarsawPoland
M. Figat*
Affiliation:
The Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Aircraft Design Department, Warsaw University of Technology, WarsawPoland
*
akwiek@meil.pw.edu.pl
mfigat@meil.pw.edu.pl
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Abstract

The article includes study on the influence of a LEX (leading-edge extension) and wing tip plates on aerodynamic characteristics of the Rocket Plane in tailless configuration for manned suborbital flights. The research was conducted only for the low speed regime in the wind tunnel at the Warsaw University of Technology. Tests were carried out for a few configurations of the Rocket Plane. Moreover, two shapes of LEX were investigated. Analysis of results was focused on the aerodynamic synergism effect only. The influence of LEX and the wing tip plates of the Rocket Plane on the aerodynamic coefficients was identified.

Keywords

Aerodynamicswind tunnel testtailless aircraftLEXaerodynamicsaircraft designspace
Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 120 , Issue 1224 , February 2016 , pp. 255 - 270
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2016 

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