The design and testing of a winglet airfoil for low-speed aircraft

Mark David Maughmer; Timothy S. Swan; Steven M. Willits

The design and testing of a winglet airfoil for low-speed aircraft

Mark David Maughmer, Timothy S. Swan, Steven M. Willits

Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

The PSU 94-097 airfoil has been designed for use on winglets of high-performance sailplanes. The design problem is difficult because the airfoil must operate over a wide range of Reynolds numbers, and this range includes values that are relatively low. To validate the design tools, as well as the design itself, the airfoil was tested in the Penn State Low-Speed, Low-Turbulence Wind Tunnel from Reynolds numbers of 2.4 × 10⁵ to 1.0 × 10⁶. In addition to transition-free measurements, potential drag reductions using artificial turbulators were explored, although the benefits were found to be limited for this application. Finally, performance predictions from two well-known computer codes are compared to the data obtained experimentally, and both are found to generate results that are in good agreement with the wind-tunnel measurements.

Original language	English (US)
State	Published - Dec 1 2001
Event	19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2001 - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Jun 11 2001 → Jun 14 2001

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Other	19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2001
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	6/11/01 → 6/14/01

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Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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