Potential of articulated split wingtips for morphing-based control of a flying wing

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1918-1933

  Bourdin, P ^a,b   Gatto, A ^a,b   Friswellt, M I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; DRAG; FLOW CONTROL; RUDDERS; WIND TUNNELS;

ARTICULATED SPLIT WINGTIPS; DRAG RUDDERS; FLYING WINGS; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

WINGS;

EID: 35648959717     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-4443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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