01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Use cases and Applications)
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A MIDDLE-OF-THE-MARKET AIRCRAFT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
A.S.J. van Heerden¹, N.M. Ahamad¹, J.F. Castiblanco Aponte¹, J. Gibbs¹, I.J. Taylor¹; ¹University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
This paper presents the G-26, a 2040-entry middle-of-the-market aircraft developed as an educational and research platform for a new project-based MEng course at the University of Glasgow. The concept integrates boundary-layer ingestion, turbo-electric propulsion, composites and active laminar control to allow students to explore sustainable, industrially relevant aircraft design.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0420