Structural Optimization and Design of a Strut-Braced Wing Aircraft

A significant improvement can be achieved in the performance of transonic transport aircraft using Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) by implementing truss-braced wing concepts in combination with other advanced technologies and novel design innovations. A considerable reduction in drag can...

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Main Author: Naghshineh-Pour, Amir H.
Other Authors: Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36142
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-121498-163005/