23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-P2

VISCOUS AND WAVE DRAG OPTIMIZATION FOR A TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT MISSION ADAPTIVE WING

F. M. Catalano (1), P. C. JR. Greco (1), A. L. Martins (2)
(1) University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; (2) EMBRAER, Brazil

Keywords: variable camber wing, drag reduction, optimization

A direct optimization study has been performed to produce a preliminary evaluation of the potential benefits of a mission adaptive wing employing variable camber technology in typical jet transport aircraft missions, in terms of fuel efficiency increase directly obtainable from airfoil viscous (pressure + friction) drag as well as wave drag reduction.

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