Testing blended-wing-body concept

The NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project this 2015 completed a series of low-speed wind-tunnel tests of a Boeing blended-wing-body concept vehicle. Among the test goals were to optimize the high-lift system, develop an aerodynamic database and measure inlet distortion due to vehi...

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Published in:Aerospace America 2015-12, Vol.53 (11), p.16
Main Author: Hariharan, Nathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace engineering
Aircraft
Computer simulation
Product testing
Turbines
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Summary:The NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project this 2015 completed a series of low-speed wind-tunnel tests of a Boeing blended-wing-body concept vehicle. Among the test goals were to optimize the high-lift system, develop an aerodynamic database and measure inlet distortion due to vehicle-induced flow fields. Configurations tested included flow- through nacelles with variable-geometry wing edges, both leading and trailing. Testing with ejector powered nacelles and turbine powered simulators installed were also completed as part of the multi-year research.
ISSN:0740-722X