27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-1.1.1

COMPARISON OF POWERED-LIFT TURBO-FAN AIRCRAFT WITH CONVENTIONAL TURBO-PROP AIRCRAFT FOR ESTOL APPLICATION

C. Gologan, D. Schmitt
Bauhaus Luftfahrt, Germany

Keywords: aircraft design, powered lift, estol

This contribution compares turbo-fan aircraft with powered-lift devices to turbo-prop aircraft with conventional high-lift devices for ESTOL application. The results of the comparison are the main aircraft parameters and the overall mission performance.

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