33th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

01.1 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Basics and Theory)

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BOX WINGS FOR AN INNOVATIVE EVTOL CONFIGURATION

E. Shima, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan; K. Yonezawa, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan; R. Nishidaš, S. Hondaš, M. Satoš; šKogakuin University, Japan

The purpose of this study is to understand the aerodynamic characteristics of box wings using wind tunnel experiments and CFD to realize an innovative eVTOL that is lightweight and simple. It was found that box wings have characteristics suitable for a convertible VTOL, such as low drag near cruise compared to a normal cantilever , and low drag during transition flight.


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