| A History of Suction-Type Laminar - Flow Control with Emphasis on Flight Research Contributor(s): Braslow, Albert L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1478239530 ISBN-13: 9781478239536 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation - History | Military - Aviation |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.49 lbs) 86 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Laminar-flow control is an area of aeronautical research that has a long history at NASA's Langley Research Center, Dryden Flight Research Center, their predecessor organizations, and elsewhere. In this monograph, Albert L. Braslow, who spent much of his career at Langley working with this research, presents a history of that portion of laminar-flow technology known as active laminar-flow control, which employs suction of a small quantity of air through airplane surfaces. This important technique offers the potential for significant reduction in drag and, thereby, for large increases in range or reductions in fuel usage for aircraft. For transport aircraft, the reductions in fuel consumed as a result of laminar-flow control may equal 30 percent of present consumption. |