Introduction to the Special Section on F-16XL Flight Aerodynamics Predictions at a High Angle of Attack

Abstract

A third and final international project has been completed for the assessment of state-of-the-art computational fluid dynamics (CFD) capabilities to predict flight data obtained with an F-16XL aircraft. This work built upon two prior campaigns associated with the Cranked Arrow-Wing Aerodynamics Project International (CAWAPI). The second CAWAPI project, CAWAPI-2, focused on predictions for low-speed/high-angle-of-attack and transonic/low-to-moderate angle-of-attack conditions, and eight papers from this effort were published in Volume 54, Issue 2, of the Journal of Aircraft.