The mission adaptive wing (MAW) consisted of leading-and trailing-edge variable-camber surfaces that could be deflected in flight to provide a near-ideal wing carnber shape for any flight condition. These surfaces featured smooth, flexible upper surfaces and fully enclosed lower surfaces, distingadshing them from conventional flaps that have discontirmous surfaces and Nomenclature Refe.rence values in brackets, [], based on a trapezoidal planform at a leading-edge sweepback angle of 26°scaled up, from Hcf. 17. *Aerospace Engineer. Member AIAA.
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