Aerodynamic Analysis of the Elytron 2S Experimental Tiltwing Aircraft 2016-01-2008
The Elytron 2S is a prototype aircraft concept to allow VTOL capabilities together with fixed wing aircraft performance. It has a box wing design with a centrally mounted tilt-wing supporting two rotors. This paper explores the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft using computational fluid dynamics in hover and low speed forward flight, as well as analyzing the unique control system in place for hover. The results are then used to build an input set for NASA Design and Analysis if Rotorcraft software allowing trim and flight stability and control estimations to be made with SIMPLI-FLYD.
Citation: Grima, A., Theodore, C., Garrow, O., Lawrence, B. et al., "Aerodynamic Analysis of the Elytron 2S Experimental Tiltwing Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-2008, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-2008. Download Citation
Author(s):
Alexander Grima, Colin Theodore, Oliver Garrow, Ben Lawrence, Linnea Persson
Affiliated:
NASA Ames Research Center, Elytron Aircraft, San Jose State University
Pages: 14
Event:
SAE 2016 Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Fixed-wing aircraft
Computational fluid dynamics
Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
Aircraft
Rotary-wing aircraft
Aerodynamics
Control systems
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