In recent years, there has been a significant increase of interest in the design of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft, specifically applied to large commercial aircrafts. The BWB design has been proven to have significant improvements in aerodynamic efficiency, as compared to the conventional wing fuselage design. However, due to inability to counteract significant pitching moments, there is difficulty in the design of high lift devices for BWB, especially trailing edge devices. Due to large wing area and increased lift-to-drag ratio, it was found that, in terms of longitudinal stability, high lift devices could be successfully applied to the aircraft, which would meet the take-off and landing requirements for a field length comparable to those of current conventional large transport aircraft. We have successfully designed an enhanced BWB UAV model, and our analysis shows promising results.

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