Flight Testing and Response Characteristics of a Variable Gull-Wing Morphing Aircraft
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Contemporary morphing designs are focused towards enabling a vehicle to transition from one distinct flight regime to another. Such a change often requires highly complex morphing that is designed to address both aerodynamic performance and handling criteria. The University of Florida has developed a morphing demonstrator to investigate the effect of a biologically-inspired gull-wing morphing on the flight characteristics of a small aircraft. The vehicle, equipped with sensors and data logging devices, is flight tested using a variety of maneuvers and techniques. The flight data from several morphing conditions is analyzed to determine the extent of the change in the dynamic properties. Modeling of the lateral-directional dynamics indicates that gull-wing morphing has a considerable effect on the handling qualities and stability.
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