Aerostructural Optimization of Drooped Wings

Through aerostructural optimization, this paper presents progress toward characterizing the potential efficiency gains of drooped wings for commercial aircraft in transonic flight. The drooped wing is a nonplanar configuration with downward spanwise camber from the wing root to the tip. The aerostructural optimization cases include two load conditions: cruise and . The single maneuver load condition is used for structural sizing of the wing. In...