Active control of surface drag

Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft sustentation – Sustaining airfoils

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C244S099800

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08074939

ABSTRACT:
A system and method is described generally for deforming a surface of a body to alter a fluid flow in order to change the characteristics of the fluid flow about the body.

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