This paper aims to investigate the unsteady force characteristics and performance
improvement of a wing with a controlled morphing wingtip. Taking the geometry nonlinearity …

Recent studies have considered the use of wings incorporating flared folding wingtips
(FFWTs) to enable higher aspect ratios (reducing overall induced drag) while also reducing …

Recent studies have shown that semi-aeroelastic hinge devices can enable larger aircraft
wingspans. Such a device would be folded on the ground to meet airport width restrictions …

Recent studies have considered the use of flared folding wingtips (FFWTs) to enable higher
aspect ratios—reducing overall induced drag—while reducing gust loading and meeting …

A concept of growing interest in recent years is that of the Flared Folding Wingtip (FFWT),
which can be used in-flight to reduce airframe loading due to gust encounters and augment …

Recent experiments with gliding raptors reveal a perplexing dichotomy: remarkably resilient
gust rejection, but, at the same time, an exceptionally high degree of longitudinal instability …

There has been a growing interest in utilizing flared folding wingtips as an in-flight load
alleviation device to enable increased wing spans that meet airport gate limits but with little …

In large space structures, the numerous connecting hinges exhibit significant nonlinear
characteristics that profoundly impact the structural dynamic properties. The accuracy of …

This paper presents a comprehensive study on the modelling, verification, and dynamic
analysis of a flexible multibody flared hinged wing system. A geometrically-exact composite …

This paper investigates the roll maneuvers of a very flexible, transonic high-aspect-ratio-
wing aircraft with flared folding wingtips, representing a potential future commercial transport …