MDAO and Aeroelastic Analyses of Small Solar-Powered UAVs with Box-Wing and Tandem-Wing Architectures

The market of solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for defence purposes and drone services is expected to grow by a factor of more than 2 in the next decade. From an aircraft design perspective, the main challenge is the scalability of the proposed architectures, which is needed to increase...

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Main Authors: Vittorio Cipolla, Andri Dine, Andrea Viti, Vincenzo Binante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Aerospace
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/10/2/105