01.1 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Theory, Methods and Tools)

STUDY ON INDUCED DRAG CALCULATION FOR BIRD-LIKE WINGTIP SLOTS USING WAKE-PLANE INTEGRATION

X. Liu, China; T. Yu, China; B. Song, China; D. Xue, China

This study quantitatively analyzes how wingtip slots reduce induced drag, using a vulture-inspired bionic model of eight primary feathers. Induced drag was decomposed via wake-plane integration. Results show wingtip slots lower the induced angle of attack, mitigate vortex-induced flow deflection,. This verifies the method's applicability for evaluating and optimizing wingtip slot designs.

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DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0466