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 2008-1.4.4

A NEW AIRCRAFT CONCEPT: THE COMBAT MALE

D. Manzato, F. Persiani, A. Beccaro*
Univ. of Bologna, Italy; *Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A, Italy

Keywords: Unmanned, New, Design, Concept, Configuration

The article shows a new aircraft concept, matching the surveillance aircrafts’ endurance with fighters’ survivability and performance. Different aerodynamic and propulsion parameters have been examined, to value the highest endurance, without reaching bombers dimensions. Once achieved a positive feasibility result, best configuration have been conceived in details and finally checked.

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