This paper deals with nonplanar wing concepts, their advantages and possible applications in a variety of aircraft designs. A brief review and assessment of several concepts from winglets to ring wings is followed by a more detailed look at two recent ideas, exploiting nonplanar wakes to reduce induced drag and applying a 'C-wing' design to large commercial transports. Results suggest that potential efficiency gains may be significant, while several nonaerodynamic characteristics are particularly interesting.
Highly Nonplanar Lifting Systems
1996
40 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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