Design of a prototype of light amphibious PrandtlPlane The present paper describes the activities carried out during the research project “IDINTOS”, co-funded by the Regional Government of Tuscany (Italy), coordinated by the University of Pisa and carried out by a consortium of public bodies and private firms. The project, started in 2011 and lasted 30 […]
Conferences
2 papers presented at the “Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering” Workshop (Erice, Sept. 2010)
The PrandtlPlane Configuration: Overview on Possible Applications to Civil Aviation The term PrandtlPlane indicates an aircraft configuration based on a box-like lifting system in the front view. The PrandtlPlane configuration allows one to conceive many different aircraft for both passenger and freighter aviation, ranging from small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to very large civil aircraft, […]