The disclosure relates to Aeronautics, more particularly relating to wing planforms that reduce wing drag substantially in aircraft driven by propellers or other rotors in tractor configuration. An aircraft comprising a wing and propeller system (1), said system comprising wing planform (2) characterized into wing chord regions (3) behind each propeller/rotor (5) whose length is relatively varied with respect to length of wing chord regions (4) at outboard of the propeller/rotor (5) towards wing tip and/or at inboard of the propeller (5) towards fuselage, and plurality of propellers (5) fixed ahead of wing leading edge such that induced drag is reduced by exploiting the velocity field generated by the slipstream of the propeller (5). Also, provides for a method of optimizing wing and propeller system and a method reducing induced drag, among other possible parameters of interest.
WING AND PROPELLER SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPTIMIZING WING AND PROPELLER/ROTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REDUCING INDUCED DRAG
FLÜGEL- UND PROPELLERSYSTEM, VERFAHREN ZUR OPTIMIERUNG EINES FLÜGEL- UND PROPELLER/ROTORSYSTEMS SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR REDUZIERUNG DES ERZEUGTEN LUFTWIDERSTANDS
SYSTÈME D'AILE ET D'HÉLICE, PROCÉDÉ D'OPTIMISATION DU SYSTÈME D'AILE ET D'HÉLICE/DE ROTOR, ET PROCÉDÉ DE RÉDUCTION DE LA TRAÎNÉE INDUITE
2018-09-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES |
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