Экспериментальное исследование нового способа уменьшения волнового сопротивления профиля при трансзвуковых скоростях

A new method is proposed for wave drag reducing of a supercritical airfoil at transonic speeds, which is associated with the organization of a microwave section in a local supersonic zone on the upper surface. Simultaneously with optical studies, aerodynamic loads acting on a model were obtained. It is experimentally established that the proposed approach leads to the formation of a system of weak compression waves, to consecutive deceleration of the supersonic flow, to decrease of the Mach number in front of the shock wave, and, as a consequence, to weakening of its intensity and to reducing of the airfoil wave drag