03.2 - Experimental Aerodynamics
ANALYSIS OF A WING-TIP-MOUNTED SMALL-SCALE PROPELLER CONFIGURATION UNDER NON-AXIAL INFLOW CONDITIONS
M. Cerny¹, N. Herzog, Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG, Germany; C. Breitsamter¹; ¹Technical University of Munich, Germany
Most propellers for UAVs are designed for axial inflow conditions although they may experience highly yawed inflow conditions during horizontal flight. To improve the aerodynamic efficiency a better understanding of the flow-fields is demanded. Therefore, an isolated and ducted small-scale propeller is operated at a wide range of inflow angle.