Several of the most important tools that are used by aircraft design engineers are the “mission profile” and the “sizing chart”. Mission profiles of convertible aircraft often represent some of the most challenging aircraft design problems known in the aerospace industry. Modern convertible aircraft are found most commonly in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) world. Among the several UAVs that are capable of full‐transitioned flight between VTOL segments and high‐speed dash flight phases, the MicroAutonomous Systems (MAS) XQ‐138 is one of the best performers on the market today. Relying upon folding rotors that can become wings is a far more suitable option to obtain supersonic dash aircraft. From extensive flight testing, it is clear that there are currently no practical upper bounds on the size of the aircraft under consideration. Rather, it is perfectly possible that such coleopters could be stretched to comparatively large sizes to do all kinds of missions.
Hybrid Aircraft Aerodynamics and Aerodynamic Design Considerations of Hover‐to‐Dash Convertible UAVs
2017-04-03
24 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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