Aerodynamic design of a morphing wing sailplane

Johannes Achleitner, Kai Rohde-Brandenburger, Paul Rogalla von Bieberstein, Fabian Sturm, Mirko Hornung

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Abstract

The aerodynamic design methodology of a wing with a morphing forward section for an 18 meter class sailplane is shown in this paper. The airfoils have been designed by numerical optimization and reworked using inverse design methods. For the wing planform design a multiple vortex lifting line method has been coupled with an optimization algorithm. Overall aircraft performance calculations indicate the potential of the morphing forward wing section concept compared to conventional aircraft.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624105890
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum - Dallas, United States
Duration: 17 Jun 201921 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum

Conference

ConferenceAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDallas
Period17/06/1921/06/19

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