01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Applications)
MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION PROCESS DEDICATED TO BLENDED WING BODY CONFIGURATIONS
J. Gauvrit-Ledogar¹, A. Tremolet¹, F. Moens¹, M. Méheut¹, S. Defoort¹, R. Liaboeuf¹, F. Morel¹, B. Paluch¹; ¹ONERA, France
Since 2015, ONERA develops a dedicated multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization process to explore in depth the potential benefits of the Blended Wing Body configuration. The results obtained confirm the good performance expected for such new aircraft configuration, mainly through the reduction of the required fuel weight.