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Gurney flap: a standalone construct

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Aerodynamics

a small tab set perpendicular to an airfoil's trailing edge that raises lift by turning the flow and altering the trailing-edge Kutta condition.

In aerodynamics, Gurney flap refers to a small tab set perpendicular to an airfoil's trailing edge that raises lift by turning the flow and altering the trailing-edge Kutta condition. This meaning comes from Liebeck (1978) in Journal of Aircraft.[1]

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References

Liebeck, R. H. (1978). Design of Subsonic Airfoils for High Lift. Journal of Aircraft, 15(9), 547-561. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.58406

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