Optimal controllability and allocation design of a blended wing body aircraft
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DOI: 10.1108/aeat-03-2025-0080
Abstract: Purpose This paper aims to investigate the multi-objective optimization of a blended wing body (BWB) aircraft design, with a focus on improving controllability in both lateral and longitudinal flight modes. The study uses the controllability… read more here.
Keywords: wing body; aircraft; controllability; blended wing ... See more keywords
Blended Wing UAV for Intelligent Surveillance: Design and Deep Learning-Based Human Detection
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2025.3639268
Abstract: In an era where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are transitioning from passive observers to intelligent mission partners, integrating aerodynamic efficiency with onboard artificial intelligence (AI) unlocks new capabilities. This paper presents a novel micro-class Blended… read more here.
Keywords: deep learning; blended wing; design; human detection ... See more keywords
Design and experimental validation of a specialized pressure-measuring rake for blended wing body aircraft’s unconventional inner flow channel
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DOI: 10.1177/0954410020938971
Abstract: The internal drag of the unconventional inner flow channel of blended wing body aircraft must be measured accurately to correct the air intake effect of the blended wing body flow-through model in wind tunnel tests.… read more here.
Keywords: blended wing; inner flow; wing body; unconventional inner ... See more keywords
Blended Wing Body Configuration for Hydrogen-Powered Aviation
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DOI: 10.2514/1.c037582
Abstract: Hydrogen aircraft have the potential to achieve more significant climate impact reductions at a lower cost than aircraft powered by biofuels or other drop-in sustainable aviation fuels. Nevertheless, even as a liquid, hydrogen requires four… read more here.
Keywords: wing body; kerosene; body configuration; hydrogen ... See more keywords
Numerical Study of Skipping Motion of Blended-Wing–Body Aircraft Ditching on Calm/Wavy Water
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DOI: 10.2514/1.c037721
Abstract: The blended-wing–body (BWB) is hoped to be the main configuration of next-generation transport aircraft. However, its large flat belly may cause a violent skipping motion during the ditching on water. In this paper, the skipping… read more here.
Keywords: wing body; aircraft; water; wavy water ... See more keywords
System Noise of Tube-and-Wing and Blended-Wing–Body Concept Aircraft
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DOI: 10.2514/1.c037818
Abstract: At DLR (German Aerospace Center), future low-noise aircraft designs for a medium-range civil transport aircraft are developed and assessed, i.e., evolutionary tube-and-wing and revolutionary blended-wing–body concepts. Designs from different groups are processed and subject to… read more here.
Keywords: wing body; aircraft; goal; tube wing ... See more keywords
Flight Procedural Noise Assessment of Blended-Wing–Body Aircraft with Variable Thrust
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DOI: 10.2514/1.c037984
Abstract: Today’s commercial aviation industry centers on the tube-and-wing aircraft configuration with underwing-mounted engines, possibly nearing convergence on optimal performance capabilities with acceptable community noise. A potentially feasible breakthrough for obtaining lower noise levels for commercial… read more here.
Keywords: wing body; thrust; aircraft; blended wing ... See more keywords
On the Aerodynamic Performance of a Blended-Wing-Body, Low-Mach Number Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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DOI: 10.3390/fluids10030054
Abstract: A study on aerodynamic design studies of a blended wing–body (BWB) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operating at low Mach numbers is presented. First, a parametric investigation based on analytical equations is carried out to identify… read more here.
Keywords: wing body; vehicle; mach; unmanned aerial ... See more keywords