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Distributed Lift and Multi-Wing Interactions

Morphing Wings and Lift Distribution / Distributed Lift and Multi-Wing Interactions

This research examines what happens when lift is shared across multiple wings operating in close proximity instead of being carried by a single conventional lifting surface. The studies investigate how gap, stagger, relative incidence, and the number of neighboring wings alter the aerodynamic behavior of the full system as well as the performance of each individual wing. Rather than treating multi-wing layouts as a simple geometric rearrangement, the work shows that they must be understood as strongly coupled flow systems in which proximity reshapes downwash, pressure distribution, and overall efficiency.

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Optimizing Aerodynamic Distributed Lift Systems
Rethinking the Wing
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Aerodynamic Characterization of Wing-Wing Interactions for Distributed Lift Applications

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Michael MonginNevin Jestus
Citation
  • Jestus, Nevin, Sidaard Gunasekaran, Michael P. Mongin, and Aaron Altman. "Aerodynamic Characterization of Wing-Wing Interactions for Distributed Lift Applications." In AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, p. 0030. 2023. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-0030

Proximity Effects of Wings on System Performance in a Multi-Wing Configuration

Students
Michael MonginNevin Jestus
Citation
  • Jestus, Nevin, Sidaard Gunasekaran, Michael Mongin, and Aaron Altman. "Proximity Effects of Wings on System Performance in a Multi-Wing Configuration." In AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, p. 1908. 2024. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1908

Aerodynamic Interactions among Three Identical Wings in Close Proximity

Students
Michael MonginNevin Jestus
Citation
  • Jestus, Nevin, Sidaard Gunasekaran, Michael P. Mongin, and Aaron Altman. "Aerodynamic Interactions among Three Identical Wings in Close Proximity." In AIAA 2023 Region III Student Conference, Dayton, OH https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-71488