Benefits of Dual Wings Over Single Wings for High-Performance Business Airplanes
Abstract
An investigation was performed to compare closely coupled dual-wing aircraft and swept-forward swept-rearward (SFSR), dual-wing aircraft to corresponding single-wing aircraft to judge the advantages offered by aircraft designed with multiple-wing systems. The optimum dual-wing geometry used on the dual-wing designs were determined in an analytical study which investigated the two- and three-dimensional aerodynamic behavior of a wide range of dual-wing configurations in order to find the wing geometry that created the minimum cruise drag.
Recommended Citation
M. D. Rhodes and B. P. Selberg, "Benefits of Dual Wings Over Single Wings for High-Performance Business Airplanes," Journal of Aircraft, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Jan 1984.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2514/3.48234
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
