Technical Evaluation Report on the Fluid Dynamics Panel Symposium on Aerodynamics of Power Plant Installation

Powerplant installations involve complex flows, strongly influenced by viscous effects and often with important aerodynamic interactions between the airframe and propulsion system. The introduction of new vehicle propulsion concepts, and new points of emphasis in aircraft and missile design requirements, provide an expanding range of aerodynamic problems which call for both experimental and theoretical study. It is the purpose of the symposium to survey the current and foreseeable aerodynamic problems in powerplant installation and to review recent work which has improved basic understanding or has enhanced prediction and design methods in this field. (Author)