Aerospace

This research provides an insight into the flight stability of an unconventional configuration such as the box-wing. This article, starting with a discussion of the available literature on this topic, represents a broad and comprehensive conceptual study showing how the static stability of the both the longitudinal and directional box-wing configuration does not introduce critical issues in its design development. Detailed performance analysis also describes the impact that the stability and controllability constraints have on the definition of this lifting system architecture and identifies the typical aeromechanical features of a box-wing aircraft, both in high- and low-speed flight conditions