THE wing with minimum induced drag has an elliptical circulation distribution y over the
span so that the spanwise downwash wy it induces is constant [1, 2]. The flux of vertical …

This paper describes an original application of heuristic optimization techniques to a
complex multidisciplinary task. An unmanned aerial vehicle with a shape obtained by hot …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to re-evaluation fuselage design when the main wing's
has the ability to fulfill stability requirements without the need for a tailplane. The …

It is common for new aircraft configuration proposals to include some kind of lifting body. The
reduction in fuselage–wing interference drag, in principle, improves span efficiency and …

The nexus of advanced manufacturing methods, computer-aided design tools, and modern
structural-analysis software has enabled the design and fabrication of structurally complex …

Experimental work has shown that the flowfield around a wing-body configuration can be
successfully modified with a short Kutta edge tail, so named because, by controlling the rear …

A wing-body-tail (WBT) configuration has been proposed without the conventional tailplane,
allowing for new design objectives for the aerodynamic shape of the fuselage. A shorter, low …

Flight performance and longitudinal static stability are two contradictory requirements for
aircraft. This is especially true for a tailless configuration, whose flight performance is traded …

This application is the United States national phase of International Application No.
PCT/IB2018/050307 filed Jan. 18, 2018, and claims priority to South African Patent Appli …

The overwhelming majority of all subsonic aircraft are based on the same configuration.
However, this basic layout of wings and fuselage is perhaps not ideal in terms of flight …