The A380 presented the designers with a variety of challenges which could only be met by the introduction of many innovations in aerodynamics, systems, materials and structures in a multidisciplinary process. The lecture will describes how the aerodynamic challenges were met and how the resulting cruise and low-speed configurations evolved. The design process, the methods and tools and the interdisciplinary dependencies are addressed. In particular the increasing importance of numerical design tools and the resulting changes in wind-tunnel testing philosophy are addressed.
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