Literature Review: Biomimetic and Conventional Aircraft Wing Tips

This paper is an attempt to summarize the effect of wing tip devices employed by birds, as well as aeronautical engineers in the past to improve the performance characteristics of aircraft. The focus is on reduction of the induced drag or drag due to lift also known as inviscid drag. This paper will...

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Published inInternational journal of aviation, aeronautics, and aerospace Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 6
Main Authors Siddiqui, Naseeb, Asrar, Waqar, Sulaeman, Erwin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Daytona Beach Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide 2017
Subjects
Aeronautical engineering
Aircraft
Aircraft performance
Biomimetics
Drag reduction
Induced drag
Literature reviews
Performance enhancement
Wing tips
Wings (aircraft)
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Summary:This paper is an attempt to summarize the effect of wing tip devices employed by birds, as well as aeronautical engineers in the past to improve the performance characteristics of aircraft. The focus is on reduction of the induced drag or drag due to lift also known as inviscid drag. This paper will provide an insight on both biomimetic and conventional wing tip approaches to reduce the induced drag. Prior analysis and experiments on the aerodynamics of airplane performance due to both these separate studies have been discussed. The needs of the industry and their past inventions have been described briefly as well as new areas to be explored have been highlighted. NOTE: This article is not peer reviewed.
ISSN:2374-6793
2374-6793
DOI:10.15394/ijaa.2017.1172