The Aerodynamic Performance of the 24 Inch Houck Configuration

by Michael M. Walker

Fuel efficiency of aircraft is of great importance to the military and private sector. A more efficient wing design for UAVs would lead to improvements in mission support while reducing fuel costs for the Air Force. An experimental investigation of one candidate design, the Houck Aircraft Configuration, has been conducted in the AFIT low speed wind tunnel. This aircraft shares similarities to other joined-wing aircraft, but includes curved flow-guides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1288332556
• ISBN13: 9781288332557
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Biblioscholar
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"