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The design of sport and touring aircraftGeneral 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.
Document ID
19850010666
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Eppler, R.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Guenther, W.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1984
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:77783
NASA-TM-77783
DGLR-83-01
Meeting Information
Meeting: Probl. and Develop. Trends in Gen. Aviation Symp.
Location: Friedrichshafen
Country: Germany
Start Date: March 24, 1983
End Date: March 25, 1983
Accession Number
85N18975
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-4006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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