Describes preliminary structural design work on a notional uninhabited tactical aircraft (UTA), carried out at Cranfield University. UTAs are seen as an important future element of military fleets. A notional baseline requirement was derived, leading to the evolution of a design solution. The basic requirements for such a UTA are naturally highly classified but, although industry has been hesitant to comment, the baseline requirements and design solution developed herein are believed to be reasonable.
U-99 uninhabited tactical aircraft preliminary structural design
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 73 , 1 ; 31-56
2001-02-01
26 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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