The design and operation of very large, long-range, subsonic cargo aircraft are considered. A design concept which distributes the payload along the wingspan to counterbalance the aerodynamic loads, with a resultant decrease in the in-flight wing bending moments and shear forces, is described. The decreased loading of the wing structure, coupled with the very thick wing housing the cargo, results in a relatively low overall structural weight in comparison to that of conventional aircraft.


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    Title :

    Design of a Large Span-Distributed Load Flying-Wing Cargo Airplane


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    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    99 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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