26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-10.11.2 (AIAA 2008-8956)

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MORPHING TRAILING EDGE FOR CONTROL OF ALL-COMPOSITE, ALL-ELECTRIC FLYING WING AIRCRAFT

A. Wildschek, M. Grünewald, R. Maier, J. Steigenberge, M. Judas, N. Deligiannidis, N Aversa*
EADS, Germany; *Airbus, France

Keywords: MORPHING TRAILING EDGE, ALL-ELECTRIC FLYING WING AIRCRAFT

In this paper a morphing outboard trailing edge is proposed for yaw control on flying wing aircraft configurations. Said control device can additionally be used for roll, pitch, load control, and airbrake function, thus increasing the overall control authority. This multi-functionality however also poses new challenges on the control system.

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