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MP-69-P-45 Forebody Aerodynamics of the F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle With Actuated Forebody Strakes by David F. Fisher and Daniel G. Murri Prepared for the Symposium on Advanced Flow Management May 7–11, 2001 Loen, Norway Forebody Aerodynamics of the F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle With Actuated Forebody Strakes David F. Fisher NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA 93523-0273 Daniel G. Murri NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA 23681-2199 ABSTRACT Extensive pressure measurements and off-surface flow visualization were obtained on the forebody and strakes of the NASA F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) equipped with actuated forebody strakes. Forebody yawing moments were obtained by integrating the circumferential pressures on the forebody and strakes. Results show that large yawing moments can be generated with forebody strakes. At a 50 -angle-of-attack, deflecting one strake at a time resulted in a forebody yawing moment control reversal for small strake deflection angles. However, deflecting the strakes differentially about a 20° symmetric strake deployment eliminated the control reversal and produced a near linear variation of forebody yawing moment with differential strake deflection. At an angle of attack of 50 and for 0 and 20 symmetric strake deployments, a larger forebody yawing moment was generated by the forward fuselage (between the radome and the apex of the leading-edge extensions) th