27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS2010-P6.6

DECREASE IN GROUND-RUN DISTANCE OF AIRPLANES BY APPLYING ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN WHEELS

H. Kobayashi, A. Nishizawa
JAXA, Japan

Keywords: stol, electric motor, driving wheel

A new take-off method which can drastically cut ground-run distance is proposed. In this method, the landing gear wheels are driven by an electric motor. The effectiveness of the method is validated through comparison of the ground-run tests of scale model with the analysis of driving force and design parameters.

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