03.4 - Applied Aerodynamics
MULTIPOINT INVERSE DESIGN FOR TRANSONIC, SLOTTED, NATURAL-LAMINAR-FLOW WINGS
A. Heletkanycz¹, C.J. Axten¹, J.G. Coder¹; ¹Penn State University, United States
A new multipoint design method is proposed for slotted NLF wings on transonic, ultra-efficient aircraft. It is based on the CDISC framework augmented by the laminar-flow design strategy of Eppler. It works by specifying the target pressure distribution on segments of the wing, and the segments can be driven by different design conditions.