Lawson, Nicholas J.Moraris, Vassilis Michael2013-05-232013-05-232012http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7913Recent publications examining the flight of Eagles have shown that leading edge feather deflections occur on the lower surface of the wings in free flight to create a leading edge flap analogous to a Krueger flap system. Such passive high lift devices may be adaptable to the lifting surfaces of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). This work is aimed to an application of a passive leading edge Krueger device which will deploy during the landing and takeoff stages of a UAV flight. Cont/d.en© Cranfield University 2012. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright owner.Thesis or dissertation