28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS2012-1.10ST

MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF TRUSS-BRACED WING FOR FUTURE GREEN AIRCRAFT

K. -S. Zhang, P. -B. Ji, A. Bakar, Z. -H. Han
NWPU, Xi'an, China

Keywords: green aircraft, truss-braced wing (tbw), telescoping sleeve mechanism, jury tbw

This paper aims to evaluate the benefit of strut-braced wing configuration in a multidisciplinary way considering both aerodynamic and structure. Couples of structure topologies of strut, such as compressive-inactive strut and jury strut, will be evaluated and compared to maximize the benefit of strut-braced wing configuration.

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