Discover Drag Reduction

Use of riblets to obtain drag reduction on airfoils at high Reynolds number flows

Hybrid laminar flow control experiments in the NASA - Ames, 11-foot tunnel

Feasibility of generating an "artificial" burst in a turbulent boundary layer

Drag reduction on circular cylinders by ejecting jet from rear stagnation region

Wind-tunnel investigations of blunt-body drug reduction using forebody surface roughness

Effects of winglets on the drag of a low-aspect-ratio configuration

A method for the design of transonic flexible wings

High altitude towed glider

A base drag reduction experiment on the X-33 Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) flight program

Hydrodynamic aspects of shark scales

Robust airfoil optimization to achieve consistent drag reduction over a mach range

Design of 3-D nacelle near flat-plate wing using multiblock sensitivity analysis (ADOS)

SAMID, an interactive system for aircraft drag minimization studies (mathematical models and methods)

Investigation to optimize the passive shock wave/boundary layer control for supercritical airfoil drag reduction

Assessment of dual-point drag reduction for an executive-jet modified airfoil section

Analysis and evaluation of an integrated laminar flow control propulsion system

On the use of external burning to reduce aerospace vehicle transonic drag

A reassessment of heavy-duty truck aerodynamic design features and priorities

A concept for adaptive performance optimization on commercial transport aircraft

Flight and wind-tunnel measurements showing base drag reduction provided by a trailing disk for high Reynolds number turbulent flow for subsonic and transonic Mach numbers

Untersuchungen an einem transsonischen Profil mit 30 mm brieter Perforation/Kammer-Anordnung

Feasibility of generating an "artificial" burst in a turbulent boundary layer

International Space Station