Morphing wings and control surfaces: A new approach in aircraft design

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2017-07-05

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Yaman, Yavuz

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This paper details the fully morphing wings and control surfaces. The idea of morphing is particularly attractive in aircraft technologies. Various approaches like span increase, camber increase and/or decrease, twist, and sweep are finding extensive applications in aeronautical structures.

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Morphing wings, Unconventional control surfaces, Aerodynamic efficiency

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/45889

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60702-3_1

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Y. Yaman, “Morphing wings and control surfaces: A new approach in aircraft design,” 2017, vol. 52, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/45889.