Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of Conically Cambered Forward Swept Wing
Keywords:
Aerodynamic, Camber, FSW, Spanwise.Abstract
The spanwise inward flow nature of forward swept wing makes it advantageous from the tip stall consideration point of view. Thus, the low speed handling characteristics are good compared to swept back wing. The subsonic to supersonic change in aerodynamic coefficients are smoother compared to swept back wing, thereby making it candidate for consideration. The minimum drag camber FSW is designed herein for supersonic speeds and analyzed. Subsonic leading edge and Supersonic leading edge conditions are handled. Comparison of forward swept wing is made with swept back wing. Forward swept wing is known to have aeroelastic divergence problem that can be overcome through use of modern composites and internal ply arrangements.
References
[2]. Morris AM, Allen CB, Rendall TCS. CFD based Optimization of airfoils Using Radial Basis Functions for Domain Element Parameterization and Mesh Determination. Int J Numerical Methods Fluids 2008; 58: 822-60.
[3]. Woodward FA. Analysis and Design of Wing-Body Combinations at Subsonic and Supersonic Speeds. Journal of Aircraft 1968; 5(9).
[4]. Woodward FA, Tinco EN, Larsen JW. Analysis and Design of Supersonic Wing-Body Combination including flow Properties in near wake, NASA CR- 73106, 1967.
[5]. Gupta SC. Aerodynamic Characteristics of Forward Sweep, Paper no. AIAA 90- 3041, Proceedings of the 8th AIAA Aerodynamic Conference, Portland, 1990.
[6]. Gupta SC. Minimum Drag Flap Design. Journal of Advance Research in Aeronautics and Space Sciences 2015; 2(1).