Folding wings design and weight analysis

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Yarygina M. V.

Abstract

This paper describes some variants of the folding wing structural design. Several types of junctions that are used in the aircraft design are analyzed. A review of wings weight formulas is shown. There is a description of the weight model of the folding wing and the results of its testing on the Su-33 and MiG-29K aircrafts.

Keywords:

junction; wing; folding joint; mass.

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