Aerodynamic and Performance Analysis of Representatives of One Century of Low Speed Aircraft

Abstract:

This work presents a comparative study of aerodynamic and performance characteristics of relevant examples of low speed aircraft that have been built and flown between 1890 and 1990. As speed is related to aircraft mass and wing loading and power, the aircraft analyzed present low weight, low wing loading and low power. To generate this study a set of tools have been developed, which are specifically aimed to slow and light aircraft. One additional goal of the study is to obtain a consistent reference data basis - by using the developed tools to analyze existing aircraft - prior to use these tools in new designs with the features of low speed, low wing loading and low power.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1016)
• Pages: 400-404
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1016.400
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Luciano Magno Fragola Barbosa*, Paulo H. Iscold A. de Oliveira
• Keywords: Aerodynamic, Maximum Speed, Performance, Pioneer Aircraft, Propeller Analysis, Santos-Dumont, Sun-Powered Aircraft, Take-Off Simulation, Very Light Aircraft

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