26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-1.2.3

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF ECOLOGICAL AIRCRAFT FOR COMMUTER AIR TRANSPORTATION

Y. Tani, T. Yayama, J. -I. Hashimoto, S. Aso
Kyushu Univ., Japan

Keywords: small aircraft, conceptual design, morphing wing, wind tunnel test

This research aims at conceptual design of new specialized small aircraft which enables easy and reasonable short range flight for commuter air transportation. The aircraft is designed for environment and especially, to operate in any scale airports, we focus on Short Take-Off Landing (STOL) performance.

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