General considerations concerning the design of a new aircraft are discussed, taking into account the objective to develop an aircraft can satisfy economically a certain spectrum of tasks. Requirements related to the design of sport and touring aircraft included in the past mainly a high cruising speed and short take-off and landing runs. Additional requirements for new aircraft are now low fuel consumption and optimal efficiency. A computer program for the computation of flight performance makes it possible to vary automatically a number of parameters, such as flight altitude, wing area, and wing span. The appropriate design characteristics are to a large extent determined by the selection of the flight altitude. Three different wing profiles are compared. Potential improvements with respect to the performance of the aircraft and its efficiency are related to the use of fiber composites, the employment of better propeller profiles, more efficient engines, and the utilization of suitable instrumentation for optimal flight conduction.


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    Title :

    The design of sport and touring aircraft


    Contributors:
    Eppler, R. (author) / Guenther, W. (author)

    Conference:

    Probl. and Develop. Trends in Gen. Aviation Symp. ; 1983 ; Friedrichshafen, Germany


    Publication date :

    1984-12-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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