01 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems
INTEGRATED AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OF PROPELLER POSITION AND WING SHAPE AT A LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER
W. Yang, National University of Defense Technology, China; L. Yu¹, W.H. Wu¹, Z.L. Fan¹; ¹China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, China
An efficient aerodynamic design system has been developed for leading-edge configuration at a low Reynolds number. The lift-to-drag ratio of the wing is greatly improved by optimizing the position of the propeller and the shape of the wing in a coupled manner through the slipstream effect. The integrated aerodynamic design can be extended to design solar powered UAVs with multiple propellers.