Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 April 2006
Two-component LDV measurements are obtained over an ellipse at an angle of attack. Detailed information is provided for the stagnation region, the two separation regions and the two free shear layers. Steady and unsteady flow measurements are presented. Periodic disturbances in the oncoming stream are introduced and ensemble-averaged unsteady data are obtained. An integral picture of laminar flow over a lifting body with no sharp edges is thus presented, which is readily available for comparison with asymptotic or numerical calculations.