Aerodynamic Design Optimization Trim Analysis of Canard Conventional Configurations

Author

M. W. Keith
B. P. Selberg, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

It is the purpose of this paper to analyze and present detailed analyses of trim cruise flight of high performance general aviation canard aircraft that achieve minimum drag and to compare the results to a tail-aft baseline aircraft designed to the same specifications. The design specifications for both the baseline and the canard six-plane aircraft are shown. Since two airfoils are analyzed, four aircraft are designed.

Recommended Citation

M. W. Keith and B. P. Selberg, "Aerodynamic Design Optimization Trim Analysis of Canard Conventional Configurations," Journal of Aircraft, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Jan 1984.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2514/3.48244

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0021-8669

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1984 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1984