AA 302

ASTROGLIDERS
Design Presentation
Jacob Brown Taylor Campbell Michael Gonzalez Jaime Katzer Kelsey Moser

June 12, 2013

THE BASICS
! Increased aspect ratio ! Same body, airfoil and incidence ! Forward swept wing + winglets ! Smaller horizontal tail ! 23% larger L/D at max efficiency

TOOLS AND METHOD OF APPROACH

XFLR5 for airfoil and initial analysis
VLAERO for wing analysis and optimization SolidWorks and MATLAB for structural analysis

A profile drag offset associated with the Clark Y airfoil was applied to all VLAero data to account for viscosity

All analysis of wing and plane properties was performed without accounting for the effects of the fuselage

DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

Weight: 3.2 lb
Span: 83.9 in Tail Area: 60 in2 Tail Airfoil: NACA0012 Wing Area: 493.3 in2 Wing Sweep: Forward 5o Wing Diherdral: 3o Wing Airfoil: Clark Y

THE AIRPLANE: AERODYNAMICS

Gliding angle (! = 0o)

THE WING: DESIGN

DESIGN: WHY FORWARD SWEPT?

! Wing sweep induces a spanwise component of surface airflow ! Inward flow from forward swept wings reduces wingtip vortices ! Efficiency closer to that of an elliptical lift distribution

THE WING: AERODYNAMICS

Coefficient of Lift Distribution Lift Distribution

THE WING: AERODYNAMICS

Angle of incidence of the wing: 3o Gliding angle of body: 0o

Moment

THE WING: STRUCTURES

Shear Torsion

STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE ENVELOPES

Shear

Moment

Torsion

FLIGHT ENVELOPE

THE WING: CONTROLS

Where Vdive = 60 ft/s

Flap Area ~ 28.8 in2

Aileron Area ~ 12.8 in2

AIRPLANE: CONTROLS
Rudder Area ~ 15.2 in2 Elevator Area ~ 19.2 in2

Recommended Servo
! Weight: 0.02 lb ! Dimensions: 0.74 x 0.42 x 0.78 in ! Max. Torque: 0.18 ft-lb ! Price: $3.65

AIRPLANE: STABILITY
Static Margin:
After wing redesign, static margin was " 40% Horizontal stabilizer was resized to reach original static margin value of " 27%

Optimized Horizontal Stabilizer Area

BENEFITS OF OUR DESIGN

! L/D improvement of 23% at gliding angle ! Simple and elegant changes require minimal adjustment of manufacturing processes ! The fuselage need not be modified in any way; wing connects at the same place and at the same angle ! Unique appearance and advanced design features increase marketability ! Handling and stability characteristics are identical ! Both the wing and tail are smaller in area, decreasing overall weight and requiring less material to build

REFERENCES
! http://iwastesomuchtime.com/on/?i=34864 ! http://www.am-inc.com/VLAERO.shtml ! http://hobbyking.com

QUESTIONS?