Application of the Joined Wing to Cruise Missiles.

Abstract

The joined wing is a new airplane and missile configuration comprising two wings, a fuselage, and a fin, arranged such that the wings form diamond shapes both in plan view and in front view. Advantages claimed for the joined wing include lightness, stiffness, low induced drag, low wave drag, high trimmed maximum lift coefficient, reduced parasite drag, and good stability and control, plus 'built-in' direct lift and sideforce capabilities. Comparisons are made of three cruise missile configurations: (1) conventional, (2) joined wing, and (3) joined wing plus canard. The latter configurations yield large advantages in range, maneuverability, and terrain-following. Optimal control theory is employed to calculate the terrain-following accuracy of each configuration. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA096450

Entities

People

  • Julian Wolkovitch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Systems
  • Flaps (Control Surfaces)
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Folding Wings
  • Fuselages
  • High Lift Devices
  • Spars
  • Swept Wings
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wing Flaps

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Robotics and Automation.