Aeroelastic problems of a swept-back tailless sailplane with high performance

Authors

  • Hans-Jurgen Berns The City College of the City University of New York

Keywords:

Design, Structures, Testing

Abstract

In 1983..a tailess sailplane project was launched which provides a performance gain of 10% over conventional types.  During flight tests with a 1/2 scaled remotely piloted model, a severe instability occurred at very low speeds...  A probable solution is suggested.....

Author Biography

Hans-Jurgen Berns, The City College of the City University of New York

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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Published

2018-02-20

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