Aviation Week

Not All Airfoils Stall The Same, Part 1

Illustration of the airflow along an airfoil that exhibits leading-edge stall behavior. Notice the formation of a “short bubble” at a critical point along the leading edge. When the AOA is increased ...
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Idealized Modeling and Analysis of the Shuttle Orbiter Wing Leading Edge Impact Data

SAE Transactions, Vol. 116, Section 1: JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE (2007), pp. 992-1006 (15 pages) Some selected segments of the ascent and the on-orbit data from the Space Shuttle flight, STS114, as well as ...
Aviation Week

Not All Airfoils Stall the Same, Part 2

As the angle of attack is increased on a high-performance airfoil, a small amount of separation occurs near the leading edge. This separation causes the boundary layer to transition from laminar to ...