MMAE 416 Prof. M. Vural Illinois Institute of （MMAE 416 m . Vural教授伊利诺斯理工学院）.pdfVIP

MMAE 416 Prof. M. Vural  ESTIMATING R/C MODEL AERODYNAMICS AND PERFORMANCE Adapted from Dr. Leland M. Nicolai’s Write-up (Technical Fellow, Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Company) by Dr. Murat Vural (Illinois Institute of Technology) I OVERVIEW The purpose of this document is to estimate the aerodynamics and performance of an R/C model. The student needs to understand that the analysis and performance of the R/C model is identical to a full scale airplane such as a Cessna 172. The only differences between the R/C model and the full scale airplane are the wing loading, Reynolds Number and the moments of inertia. The R/C model wing loading is one to two orders of magnitude less than a full scale airplane (because of the “square-cube law” … look it up). R/C models typically have wing loadings of 1-2 lb/ft2 2 (16-32 oz/ft ) whereas the full scale airplanes are greater than 2 10 (Cessna 172 is 12.6 lb/ft ). The impact is lower stall speeds and lower take-off and landing distances. 2 As a general guideline for model R/C airplanes: if the wing loading is under 10 oz/ft , they will be suitable for the slow flying, gentle handling that you need in electric R/C airplanes used as basic trainers. From 10 to 20 oz/ft2 will include intermediate trainers, flying a little faster, having more power and being a little more demanding in terms of needing a bit more speed for landing and taking off. Above 25 oz/ft2 you begin to find the warbirds, military scale-type models, many of w