Development of a Variable Camber Compliant Aircraft Tail using Structural Optimization

The objectives of the research presented in this thesis are the development of a seven degree-of-freedom morphing airplane and the design and integration of a variable camber compliant tail. The morphing airplane was designed and manufactured to study the benefits of large planform changes and fligh...

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Main Author: Good, Matthew G.
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33976
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07122004-121321