Morphing Aircraft: New Configuration and New Mechanism

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is inspired by the broad interest in morphing aircrafts among the aeronautics community. Research on morphing aircraft has a long history, and morphing methods have been developed for changing the span, chord length, twisted angle, and sweeping angle, as well as the airfoil; however, few morphing aircrafts have been in practical use, and this is still an area worth exploring and research. In recent years, more and more novel morphing aircraft designs have been emerging. This Special Issue is aimed at novel designs and the latest research efforts related to morphing aircraft.

Any new morphing method for better performance of aircrafts, such as changing the size, geometry, and configuration of the wing and other parts of aircraft, is within the Special Issue’s scope. Computational, experimental, theoretical research work on aircraft design, mechanical design, aerodynamics, structure, dynamics, control, flight testing, and so on, is welcome. Papers introducing an integrated or interdisciplinary work are especially welcome.

Prof. Dr. Haixin Chen
Guest Editor

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