This paper describes the preliminary CFD analyses of a ultralight amphibious PrandtlPlane, performed in order to the define the hull configurations to be studied in a subsequent towing tank test campaign. By taking the Italian regulations on ultralight aircraft into account, the effects of the main design parameters on take-off manoeuvre are studied and two […]
Box-wing
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, […]