Oblique Wing Aircraft

Contact Info Al Bowers Research Engineering Aerodynamics 661-276-3716 Al.Bowers@nasa.gov

NASA-Dryden previously developed the AD-1, a low-speed, small-scale craft that used a single wing that pivoted in the center resulting in improved handling. Interest has been expressed in seeing this project continue into supersonic flight and examining the positive or negative effects on drag.

Related Resources

• Dryden AD-1 Project Page - Dryden Flight Research Center Project
  
• Aerodynamic Derivatives for an Oblique Wing Aircraft Estimated from Flight Data by Using a Maximum Likelihood Technique - Dryden Flight Research Center Technical Paper
  
• Decoupling Control Synthesis for an Oblique-Wing Aircraft - Ames Research Center & Dryden Flight Research Center Technical Paper
  
• Aeroelastic Control of Oblique-Wing Aircraft - Dryden Flight Research Center Technical Paper
  
• Eigensystem Synthesis for Active Flutter Suppression on an Oblique-Wing Aircraft - Dryden Flight Research Center Technical Paper
  
• Model-Following Control for an Oblique-Wing Aircraft - Dryden Flight Research Center Technical Paper
  
• A Piloted Evaluation of an Oblique-Wing Research Aircraft Motion Simulation With Decoupling Control Laws - Dryden Flight Research Center Technical Paper

Keywords

AD-1; Aerodynamic flight test; Aircraft design; Aircraft performance; Asymmetry; Flight mechanics; Flying qualities; Handling qualities; Hypersonic flight; Oblique wings; Structural analysis; Supersonic flight; Structural testing

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