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A structural and aerodynamic design of a joined-wing configuration is presented here. The configuration fulfills a proposed long-endurance surveillance mission and incorporates a load-bearing antenna structure embedded in the wing skin. PanAir and NASTRAN analysis is managed through Adaptive Modeling Language software. A baseline configuration is trimmed for critical flight conditions and then structurally optimized for the trimmed flight loads. Non-linear structural optimization verifies the ability of the aft-wing to undergo large deformations.

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