NASA NASA-TN-D-8360
NASA NASA-TN-D-8360 1976-JAN-01 Low-speed wnd-tunnel nvestgaton of flght spolers as tralng-vortex-allevaton devces on a medum-range wde-body tr-jet arplane model
NASA NASA-TN-D-8360 1976-JAN-01 Low-speed wnd-tunnel nvestgaton of flght spolers as tralng-vortex-allevaton devces on a medum-range wde-body tr-jet arplane model
An investigation was made in the V/STOL tunnel to determine, by the trailing wing sensor technique, the effectiveness of various segments of the existing flight spoilers on a medium range wide body tri-jet transport airplane model when they were deflected as trailing vortex alleviation devices. The four combinations of flight spoiler segments investigated were effective in reducing the induced rolling moment on the trailing wing model by as much as 15 to 60 percent at distances behind the transport model of from 3.9 to 19.6 transport wing spans, 19.6 spans being the downstream limit of distances used. Essentially all of the reduction in induced rolling moment on the trailing wing model was realized at a spoiler deflection of about 45 deg.