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Flight performance of various blended wingbody small uav designs
Rizal E. M. Nasir1, Firdaus Mohamed2, Ramzyzan Ramly3, Aman M. I. Mamat4, Wirachman Wisnoe5, Wahyu Kuntjoro6.
Currently there are four BWB designs that have been tested in the LST-1 wind tunnel at Flight
Technology and Test Centre (FTTC), UiTM since 2005. The objective of this paper is to
analyse their flight performance of these four BWB UAVs in terms of airspeed flight
envelope, endurance, range and rate of climb as a function of the number of batteries
and to determine the optimal number of batteries to be carried for 1-hour endurance
mission and 3-hour endurance mission. The targeted cruising-loitering airspeed mission for all
these BWBS are around 20 to 40 mph (8.9 m/s to 17.8 m/s) and they are to possess the
lowest take off/landing speed and the highest maximum speed possible. This paper also
seeks to find the best design of the four to explore its maximum potential in the near future
where a prototype will be constructed. Unlike conventionally powered aircraft that uses
fuel, which burns out thus reducing total weight of aircraft as it flies for long hours, these four
BWB electric-powered vehicles carry batteries and the weight shall remain constant
throughout the flight.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
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