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Ming Qi, Wenguo Zhu and Shu Li
The flight of a migratory bird-like flapping-wing aircraft is characterized by a low Reynolds number and unsteadiness. The selection of airfoil profiles is critical to designing an efficient flapping-wing aircraft. To choose the suitable airfoil for vari...
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Ioannis K. Kapoulas, J. C. Statharas, Antonios Hatziefremidis and A. K. Baldoukas
Provided results are intended to be used along with the airfoil selection procedure described in the author M. H. Sadraey?s textbook Design of Unmanned Aerial Systems. For more detailed information regarding the procedure, please refer to textbook Aircra...
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Amit Geva, Haim Abramovich and Rimon Arieli
The presented aircraft is capable of alternating between two singular working points by folding the exterior surfaces of the wing underneath the interior surfaces. This allows for a significant change in wingspan, lift surfaces, aspect ratio and airfoil ...
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Bashir Alsaidi, Woong Yeol Joe and Muhammad Akbar
Conventional fixed wing aircraft require a selection of certain thickness of skin material that guarantees structural strength for aerodynamic loadings in various flight modes. However, skin structures of morphing wings are expected to be flexible as wel...
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