28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-1.8.3

DESIGN AND TEST OF A UAV BLENDED WING BODY CONFIGURATION

K. Lehmkuehler, K. C. Wong, D. Verstraete
Univ. of Sydney, Australia

Keywords: blended wing body, uav, wind tunnel, stability, propulsion effects

This paper will describe the design process and the subsequent wind tunnel testing effort of a blended wing body (BWB) UAV configuration. The platform is specifically designed as a small UAV and has unique features for improved performance in this flight regime.

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