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ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 24943-024943.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2020.24943

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Technical development of variable camber wing: Review

WANG Binwen1, YANG Yu1, QIAN Zhansen2, WANG Zhigang1, LYU Shuaishuai1, SUN Xiasheng3   

  1. 1. Aircraft Strength Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China;
    2. AVIC Aerodynamic Research Institute, Shenyang 110034, China;
    3. Chinese Aeronautical Establishment, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2020-11-02 Revised:2020-12-15 Online:2022-01-15 Published:2020-12-14

Abstract: The Variable Camber Wing(VCW) remains a research hot-spot as it aims to ensure that aircraft acquire optimal aerodynamic efficiency in various flight conditions. The benefits brought by VCWs are firstly presented, and the demands of VCWs from different types of aircraft are classified and thoroughly described. The developing process of VCWs in the past decades are then reviewed in terms of the leading edge and the trailing edge, respectively, and the current major obstacles in application are listed. Further research directions are finally suggested.

Key words: morphing structure, variable camber wing(VCW), compliant structure, leading edge, trailing edge

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