U‐99 uninhabited tactical aircraft preliminary structural design

Abstract

Describes preliminary structural design work on a notional uninhabited tactical aircraft (UTA), carried out at Cranfield University. UTAs are seen as an important future element of military fleets. A notional baseline requirement was derived, leading to the evolution of a design solution. The basic requirements for such a UTA are naturally highly classified but, although industry has been hesitant to comment, the baseline requirements and design solution developed herein are believed to be reasonable.

Citation

Smith, H. (2001), "U‐99 uninhabited tactical aircraft preliminary structural design", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 73 No. 1, pp. 31-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/00022660110367051