Two element 3D wind tunnel app for PC

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I'm looking for a two element 3D wind tunnel app. Any out there that will run on a PC?
 
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Thank you, Greg.

The SourceForge.net website describes the application as

XFLR5 includes the xfoil program for foil analysis, and several 3d analysis methods for planes :
- a non-linear lifting line method for standalone wings
- two vortex-lattice and a 3d panel method for the analysis of aerodynamic performance of wings and plane operating at low Reynolds numbers
The latest v6 version introduces stability analysis of planes.
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I'm not sure what all this means. I'm interested in modeling biplane configurations. Will this do it? Is each vortex lattice bound to a wing?​
 
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