The scaling relations between the performance parameters of propeller-driven aircraft flying on Mars and Earth are discussed, including the cruising velocity, power required for cruising flight, and propulsive power generated by propellers. The power ratio criterion for feasible cruising flight of propeller-driven aircraft on Mars is proposed, and the relevant design parameters are identified. This criterion is first used to examine the feasibility of typical and nontypical aircraft for cruising flight on Mars, and then applied as a guideline to the preliminary design of the sample Martian aircraft. In addition, the constraints on the rotational speed of a propeller in cruising flight on Mars are given, which should be considered in the design of propellers. The methods developed in this paper are also applicable to other space exploration aircraft for Venus and Titan.


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    Title :

    Scaling Analysis of Propeller-Driven Aircraft for Mars Exploration


    Contributors:
    Liu, Tianshu (author) / Oyama, Akira (author) / Fujii, Kozo (author)

    Published in:

    Journal of Aircraft ; 50 , 5 ; 1593-1604


    Publication date :

    2013-08-15


    Size :

    12 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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