Authors: Van Viet Vo
Abstract: This paper investigates the aerodynamic interference of the wing-horizontal tail combination on the Su-27 using ANSYS. Full-scale numerical simulations at a 10 km altitude reveal that interference occurs exclusively at negative angles of attack, depending on flight speed. Here, wing airflow alters the flow field over a portion of the horizontal tail, modifying the aircraft's lift, drag, and aerodynamic efficiency. This study resolves high-precision computation challenges by identifying the specific tail segment affected by the downwash angle, enabling accurate lift and drag coefficient calculations to reliably serve research and flight training.
International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology