Aerodynamic characteristics of a novel catapult launched morphing tandem-wing unmanned aerial vehicle

A novel morphing unmanned aerial vehicle with tandem-wing configuration could fold into a tubular catapult and deploy the four airfoils after launching. Because of the rapid deploying process, the aerodynamic characteristics will become largely different. Numerically investigating the aerodynamic ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liang Gao, Changle Li, Hongzhe Jin, Yanhe Zhu, Jie Zhao, Hegao Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-02-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814017692290