Aerodynamic Design of a Morphing Wing Sailplane

Authors

  • Johannes Achleitner Institute of Aircraft Design, Technische Universität München, Garching
  • Kai Rohde-Brandenburger Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology German Aerospace Center (DLR) Braunschweig
  • Paul Rogalla von Bieberstein Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology German Aerospace Center (DLR) Braunschweig
  • Fabian Sturm Institute of Aircraft Design, Technische Universität München, Garching
  • Mirko Hornung Institute of Aircraft Design, Technische Universität München, Garching

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.

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Published

2020-11-06

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Vol. 44 No. 2 (2020)

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