Design and construction of a remote piloted flying wing

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Design and construction of a remote piloted flying wing

Costa, Alfred J. / Koopman, Fritz / Soboleski, Craig / Trieu, Thai-Ba / Duquette, Jaime / Krause, Scott / Susko, David / Trieu, Thuyba

Abstract

Currently, there is a need for a high-speed, high-lift civilian transport. Although unconventional, a flying wing could fly at speeds in excess of Mach 2 and still retain the capacity of a 747. The design of the flying wing is inherently unstable since it lacks a fuselage and a horizontal tail. The project goal was to design, construct, fly, and test a remote-piloted scale model flying wing. The project was completed as part of the NASA/USRA Advanced Aeronautics Design Program. These unique restrictions required us to implement several fundamental design changes from last year's Elang configuration including wing sweepback and wingtip endplates. Unique features such as a single ducted fan engine, composite structural materials, and an electrostatic stability system were incorporated. The result is the Banshee '94. Our efforts will aid future projects in design and construction techniques so that a viable flying wing can become an integral part of the aviation industry.

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Title :

Design and construction of a remote piloted flying wing

Contributors:

Costa, Alfred J. (author) / Koopman, Fritz (author) / Soboleski, Craig (author) / Trieu, Thai-Ba (author) / Duquette, Jaime (author) / Krause, Scott (author) / Susko, David (author) / Trieu, Thuyba (author)

Publication date :

1994-05-02

Type of media :

Theses

Type of material :

No indication

Language :

English

Keywords :

Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance