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Induced drag prediction for wing-tail and canard configurations through numerical optimisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

G. Lombardi  and
A. Vicini
G. Lombardi
Affiliation:
Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Pisa
A. Vicini
Affiliation:
Aerodynamic Research for Industrial Applications (A.R.I.A.), Livorno
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Abstract

A computational procedure has been developed in order to predict aerodynamic interference between lifting surfaces, and to devise configurations which best meet given aerodynamic requirements. The procedure, which couples an aerodynamic solver with a numerical optimisation routine, is useful in the preliminary design of aircraft. The essential features of the aerodynamic code and of the optimisation routine are described, along with the coupling criteria. Some of the most significant predictions obtained in induced-drag minimisation for wing-tail and canard configurations are described and discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 98 , Issue 976 , July 1994 , pp. 199 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1994 

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