The Screem-J4D is a remotely piloted airplane that was designed to fly at a chord Reynold's number of 100,000 while performing figure-8 maneuvers in a restricted area. It has a high aspect ratio main wing with a conventional empennage giving it a sailplane appearance. A specifications table and three-view drawing is provided. The flight plan calls for ascent to cruise altitude at 20 ft and then perform three figure-8 turns around pylons. These pylons will be separated by fifty yards and stationed inside a sports facility. Once completed, the pilot is to make use of any remaining power by loitering before landing the plane. The propulsion system of the J4D consists of a propeller-electric motor combination with the prop mounted at the front of the fuselage. In order to provide sufficient lift for low speed travel, the J4D has an aspect ratio of 11.72 with an 8.2 inch mean chord. The wing consists of a spar and rib construction with Micafilm skin. A combination of directional and longitudinal control will enable the J4D to perform the figure-8 maneuvers. However, in order to avoid the construction and servo weight of ailerons, the rudder was designed to be over one-half the size of the vertical tail to insure that the proper roll motion could be attained.


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    Title :

    Screem-J4D: A Proposal in Response to a Low Reynolds Number Station Keeping Mission


    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    154 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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