Saturday, April 30, 2011

31 kilo airplane - new layout

With Jean-Pierre we're working on a new layout where the tail is a carbon tube. The motor we are using, the Raket 120, uses a poly-v belt reduction and with this folding prop that is sold as individual blades, we can make a hub so that the prop effectively rotates around the tail boom. I will be posting a more detailed sketch of the engine mount and how the tail boom goes through it.




SPECS

6 m wingspan, 0.7 m chord, 4.2 m2 wing area, NACA 4415, 3 deg dihedral
3 axis with full span flaperons 
Gross takeoff weight 120 kilos
Stall speed 65 km/h
Cruise 110 km/h
VNE 130 km/h

Weight breakdown:
Engine, prop and exhaust 11 kg
Fuselage with controls, tailplanes and undercarriage 10 kg
Wings with struts 10 kg


Sunday, February 20, 2011

31 kilo airplane




Here are some preliminary sketches for a 31 kilogram (dry weight) aircraft
The specs are:
Radne Raket 120 engine, 14 hp
6 m wingspan, 0.7 m chord, 4.2 m2 wing area, NACA 4415, 3 deg dihedral
3 axis with full span flaperons 
Gross takeoff weight 120 kilos
Stall speed 65 km/h
Cruise 110 km/h
VNE 130 km/h

Weight breakdown:
Engine, prop and exhaust 11 kg
Fuselage with controls, tailplanes and undercarriage 10 kg
Wings with struts 10 kg

Construction is foam & composite with unidirectional carbon fiber at key locations.

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