34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

15 - Guest lectures

NASA TRANSONIC TRUSS-BRACED WING STUDIES

D.P. Wells¹, G.M. Gatlin¹, J.C. June¹, T.V. Marien¹; ¹NASA Langley Research Center, United States

The focus of this paper is to provide an overview of the NASA-funded and NASA-led truss-braced wing (TBW) research within the context of the integrated TBW vehicle design and analysis. This paper presents NASA-sponsored TBW research that is leading to revolutionary improvements in economics and environmental performance.


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