Belly Flap Innovation For Blended-Wing Body
Credit: YANN STAELENS PHOTOS
Researchers will flight test a novel “belly-flap” on a blended-wing body (BWB) within the next few weeks to verify control improvements that could be critical to the success of the all-wing concept. The tests are aimed at showing that the belly flap, located centrally on the underside of the BWB...
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