Multidisciplinary considerations in the design of wings and wing tip devices

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 534-543

  Ning, S Andrew ^a,b   Kroo, Ilan ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DRAG REDUCTION; LIFT; LIFT DRAG RATIO; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

LIFT COEFFICIENT; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PITCHING MOMENTS; PLANAR WINGS; STABILITY CONSTRAINTS; STALL SPEED; TAILLESS AIRCRAFT;

WINGS;

EID: 77950567109     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.41833     Document Type: Article

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