The invention refers to an asymmetric aircraft configuration having a first (3', 3") and a second wing (4), the first wing (3', 3") having a span larger than the second wing (4); a first engine (1) mounted on the first wing (3', 3"), and a second engine (2) mounted on the rear end of the aircraft with its centerline (12) aligned with the aircraft longitudinal axis, the rear end of the aircraft having a T tail (14), and the second engine (1) designed to ingest and consume air forming a boundary layer during the flight; and a main landing gear assembly comprising a first landing gear (8) attached to the first wing (3', 3"), and a second landing gear (9) attached to an area of the fuselage close to the second wing (4).
AN ASYMMETRIC AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION
ASYMMETRISCHE FLUGZEUGKONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION ASYMÉTRIQUE D'AÉRONEF
2023-06-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Flight Testing of Eurofighter Aircraft in the Asymmetric GBU-10 Configuration
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