What is the benefits of Box wing aircraft?
Box-wing aircraft designs have the potential to achieve significant reductions in fuel consumption. Closed non-planar wing designs have been shown to reduce induced drag and the statically indeterminate wing structure can lead to reduced wing weight.
What is AC wing?
You may be looking for the T-21 C-wing airspeeder, or the Corellian/B-wing Ugly. The C-wing was a starfighter designed to be piloted by a single person with an optional gunner and room for two passengers.
Why are elliptical wings not used anymore?
Short answer: Elliptical wings are too expensive to manufacture. A trapezoid wing with a defined geometric or aerodynamic twist can get very close to an elliptical lift distribution (optimal lift distribution over the wingspan, therefore the primary goal of the wing design).
Can a glider fly forever?
Gliders can remain flying as long as there is lift available. Using thermals, this is about 8 hours. By using prevailing winds blowing up a slope, a glider can be flown for as long as the wind is blowing.
What is a wing box and its functionality?
The wingbox of a fixed-wing aircraft refers to the primary load-carrying structure of the wing, which forms the structural centre of the wings and also the attachment point for other wing components such as leading edge flaps, trailing edge flaps and wing-tip devices.
What is center of pressure in aircraft?
The center of pressure of an aircraft is the point where all of the aerodynamic pressure field may be represented by a single force vector with no moment.
Do more hoops help the hoop glider to fly better?
The two varying sizes of hoops help to keep the straw balanced as it flies. The big hoop creates “drag” (or air resistance) which helps keep the straw level, while the smaller hoop at the front keeps your amazing hoop glider from turning off course.
How do I lower my induced drag?
Considering the induced drag equation, there are several ways to reduce the induced drag. Wings with high aspect ratio have lower induced drag than wings with low aspect ratio for the same wing area. So wings with a long span and a short chord have lower induced drag than wings with a short span and a long chord.