Aerodynamic shape optimizations of a blended wing body configuration for several wing planforms

30th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1758-1770

  Meheut M ^a   Arntz, A ^a   Carrier, G ^a  

^a ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; FIXED WINGS;

ADJOINT APPROACH; AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; AERODYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS; AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; AERODYNAMIC SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; BLENDED WING BODY CONFIGURATIONS; FLYING WING CONFIGURATIONS; WING PLANFORMS;

PLANFORMS;

EID: 84880847218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2012-3122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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