NASA ERA Integrated CFD for Wind Tunnel Testing of Hybrid Wing-Body Configuration

Abstract: The NASA Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) Project explored enabling technologies to reduce impact of aviation on the environment. One project research challenge area was the study of advanced airframe and engine integration concepts to reduce community noise and fuel burn. To address this challenge, complex wind tunnel experiments at both the NASA Langley Research Center’s (LaRC) 14’x22′ and the Ames Research Center’s 40’x80′ low-speed wind tunnel facilities were conducted on a BOEI…