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VORTEX CONTROL FOR TAIL BUFFET ALLEVIATION ON A TWIN-TAIL FIGHTER CONFIGURATION
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Two aerodynamic concepts proposed for alleviating high-alpha tail buffet characteristics of a LEX (Leading Edge Extension) vortex dominated twin-tail fighter configuration were explored in low-speed tunnel tests on generic models via flow visualizations, 6-component balance measurements and monitoring of tail dynamics. Passive dorsal-fin extensions of the vertical tails, and an active LEX arrangement with up-deflected edge sections were evaluated as independent means of re-structuring the adverse vortical flow environment in the tail region. Each of these techniques successfully reduced the buffet as measured by the root-mean-square of tail accelerometer output, particularly at post-stall angles of attack when the baseline configuration was characterized by high buffet intensity. Used in combination, the two concepts indicated significant tail buffet relief with relatively minor impact on the high-alpha configuration aerodynamics.
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Rao, D., Puram, C., and Shah, G., "VORTEX CONTROL FOR TAIL BUFFET ALLEVIATION ON A TWIN-TAIL FIGHTER CONFIGURATION," SAE Technical Paper 892221, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/892221.Also In
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