Development of Wing and Tail Configurations for Low Altitude Unmanned Research Aircraft (LAURA) 871882
The Low Altitude/Airspeed Unmanned Research Aircraft (LAURA) is being developed by the U. S. Navy for flight teat research using low-Reynolds number airfoils. This vehicle consists of a standard modular fuselage designed to accept the installation of several wings/tails having low Reynolds number airfoils, and various planform shapes. Design constraints include shipboard storage, long flight endurance at very low airspeeds and sea-skimming cruise altitude. These stringent design constraints require the development of high-performance low Reynolds number (LRN) airfoils, suitable lifting surface configuration, and advanced airframe-propulsion systems. The present paper describes ongoing efforts to develop wing and tail configurations for LAURA using airfoils designed at NASA Langley Research Center.
Citation: Mangalam, S., Harvey, W., and Siddiqi, S., "Development of Wing and Tail Configurations for Low Altitude Unmanned Research Aircraft (LAURA)," SAE Technical Paper 871882, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/871882. Download Citation
Author(s):
S. M. Mangalam, W. D. Harvey, S. Siddiqi
Pages: 16
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition