25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-1.7.2


A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FOUR UCAV WING LAYOUTS: HIGH SPEED AERO PERFORMANCE & STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS

R. K. Nangia, M. E. Palmer
Nangia Aero Research Associates, UK

Keywords: Wing-Design, UCAV, Joined-Wings, Aero-Performance

There is interest in flying-wings/unconventional-layouts (joined-Wings) for military (Stealth, HALE/UCAV) and civil (efficiency) roles. Four wing layouts for UCAV's are compared. We predict performance with sufficient confidence for assessments. The joined-wing could provide an attractive option for UCAVs and multi-roles (some HALE (Sensorcraft) functions.


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