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Aeroelastic stability and control of an oblique wing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

R. T. Jones  and
J. W. Nisbet
R. T. Jones
Affiliation:
Ames Research Center, NASA Moffett Field, California
J. W. Nisbet
Affiliation:
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, Seattle, Washington
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Aerodynamic properties of oblique wings have been studied intensively at NASA Ames Research Center and also by the Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. Figure 1 shows the design proposed by Boeing for a 200 passenger transport intended to fly in the transonic speed range; the design employs an oblique wing of high aspect ratio.

One feature of the oblique wing design that has not been fully documented is its aeroelastic stability. Since the oblique wing has one panel swept forward and the other swept back, it is perhaps natural to try to relate its behaviour to well known phenomena associated with conventional swept-forward or swept-back wings. This approach would lead one to expect aeroelastic divergence of the forward wing panel.

Type
Technical note
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 80 , Issue 788 , August 1976 , pp. 365 - 369
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1976 

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