Urban Air Mobility
A new paper published in Applied Sciences (MDPI): “A Conceptual Design Methodology for e-VTOL Aircraft for Urban Air Mobility” (Open Access)
Recent progress of electric systems has raised attention towards hybrid-electric and full-electric aircraft. Nevertheless, the current low battery energy density limits the application of these propulsive architectures to large transport aircraft. In the context of the general aviation category, full-electric aircraft for the so-called Urban Air Mobility scenario are gaining increasing interest. These air taxis, […]
A new paper published in Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology (Emerald): “Preliminary design of a box-wing VTOL UAV”
This paper aims to present a preliminary study on a disruptive vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) configuration based on the best wing system concept by L. Prandtl. A preliminary design has been addressed from several points of views: a conceptual design has been carried out thanks to in-house optimization tool; aerodynamic performances, propulsion design and […]
A new paper published in Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio (Springer): “Preliminary design of a Tiltwing UAV with a box wing configuration”
In the last years, aircraft disruptive configurations have been studied on view to increase civil air transport and safety of flight and, also, to reduce air pollution and noise. One of the promising configurations is the so called box wing, based on the Best Wing System concept by L. Prandtl. This paper presents an application […]