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EPISTLE: High lift system design for low-noise applied to a supersonic aircraft

Part of: Sustainable Aerospace

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

U. Herrmann
U. Herrmann*
Affiliation:
DLR, Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
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Abstract

A new approach for low-drag high-lift system design based on the application of viscous flow solvers was developed in the EC research project EPISTLE. Two high-lift systems for a supersonic commercial transport aircraft (SCT) wing were designed, manufactured and wind-tunnel tested. The predicted large drag reductions were fully confirmed by tests at high Reynolds numbers. These drag reductions significantly reduce the low-speed noise of future SCT configurations. This was estimated by preliminary aircraft design tools. Low-speed noise reduction by aerodynamic means is obtained, as effective high-lift systems enable these aircraft to climb faster.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 110 , Issue 1107 , May 2006 , pp. 327 - 331
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2006 

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