Drag reduction article

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1996-08-26

1998-12-15

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244130, B64C 2110

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058487697

ABSTRACT:
An article for reducing the drag caused by a fluid flowing over a surface comprises an outer layer having an exposed patterned surface that reduces drag, an inner reinforcing layer, and an intermediate layer for bonding the outer layer to the reinforcing layer.

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ASTM G 53-95 Standard Practice for Operating Light-and Water-Exposure Apparatus (Fluorescent UV Condensation Type) for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials.
AIAA-88-0138, "Drag Reduction for External Boundary Layers Using Riblets and Polymers," L.W. Reidy and G.W. Anderson, presented at the AIAA 26th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Jan. 11-14, 1988 at Reno, Nevada.

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