23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-5.10.4

THE AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OF AN OPTIMISED PROPELLER FOR A HIGH ALTITUDE LONG ENDURANCE UAV

J. S, Monk
Aerotek, CSIR, South Africa

Keywords: propeller, uav, high altitude, long endurance

The aerodynamic design of a propeller optimised over a given flight profile is presented. The initial design is carried out utilizing a method based on minimum induced loss theory in order to obtain a relatively optimal solution. This is followed by a final optimisation of the blade geometry to maximize the mission effectiveness of an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV).

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