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Powered-Wing and Airfoil Gust Response

Gust Encounters and Closed-Loop Aerodynamic Control / Powered-Wing and Airfoil Gust Response

Research in this area investigates how a wing responds to gusts when propulsion is integrated directly into the lifting system. The work studies powered wings subjected to periodic and streamwise gusts over a range of reduced frequencies, propeller locations, and angles of attack, with attention to how lift and pitching moment differ from the unpowered case. A key theme is that propulsion does more than add thrust: it changes the local flow around the wing, alters separation behavior, and reshapes the way the aerodynamic system experiences unsteady inflow.

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Powered Wing Response to Gusts
Powered Wings & Urban Gusts
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Powered Wing Response To Periodic Gust Encounters

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  • Powered Wing Response To Periodic Gust Encounters. 2023.

Powered Wing's Response to Streamwise Gust Encounters

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Jacky CaiLuke Duncan
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  • Duncan, Lucas, Jielong Cai, and Sidaard Gunasekaran. "Powered Wing's Response to Streamwise Gust Encounters." In AIAA 2023 Region III Student Conference, Dayton, OH https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-71287
  • Duncan, Lucas, Jielong Cai, and Sidaard Gunasekaran. "Powered Wing's Response to Streamwise Gust Encounters." In AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, p. 0077. 2024. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-0077
  • Duncan, Lucas, Jielong Cai, and Sidaard Gunasekaran. "Powered Wing's Response to Streamwise Gust Encounters." In AIAA 2023 Region III Student Conference, Dayton, OH https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-7170471287