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WING & EMPENNAGE SIZING

Information on this page maintained by Dan Cornejo

SUMMARY OF WING GEOMETRY

PARAMETER NAME FIXED WING TILTWING
Aspect Ratio (AR) 3.56 5.76
Sweep (L) (deg) 5 0
Thickness-to-Chord Ratio (t/c) (%) 14 16
Dihedral (G) (deg) 0 0
Taper Ratio (l) 0.80 1.00
Wing Reference Area (Sref) (sq ft) 1150 400
Twist Angle (e) (deg) -3 -2
Incidence Angle (iw) 1 10 to 55
Wing Span (b) (ft) 64 48
Root Chord (cr) (ft) 19.97 8.33
Tip Chord (ct) (ft) 15.97 8.33
Mean Aerodynamic Chord (mac) (ft) 18.04 8.33
Fuel Volume (lb) 17,505 10,854

SUMMARY OF FIXED-WING TAIL GEOMETRY

PARAMETER NAME HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
Aspect Ratio (AR) 4.43 1.88
Sweep (L) (deg) 5 5
Thickness-to-Chord Ratio (t/c) (%) 12 10
Dihedral (G) (deg) 0 N/A
Taper Ratio (l) 0.80 0.80
Reference Area (Sref) (sq ft) 190 208
Span (b) (ft) 29 14
Root Chord (cr) (ft) 7.28 8.25
Tip Chord (ct) (ft) 5.82 6.60
Mean Aerodynamic Chord (mac) (ft) 6.58 7.46
Volume Coefficient 0.21 0.06

SUMMARY OF TILT-WING TAIL GEOMETRY

PARAMETER NAME HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
Aspect Ratio (AR) 3.46 2.61
Sweep (L) (deg) 5 5
Thickness-to-Chord Ratio (t/c) (%) 14 12
Dihedral (G) (deg) 0 --
Taper Ratio (l) 0.8 0.8
Reference Area (Sref) (sq ft) 140 150
Span (b) (ft) 24 14
Root Chord (cr) (ft) 7.07 5.05
Tip Chord (ct) (ft) 5.66 4.76
Mean Aerodynamic Chord (mac) (ft) 6.39 5.38
Volume Coefficient 1.21 0.24

SUMMARY OF FIXED-WING
CONTROL SURFACE GEOMETRY

CONTROL SURFACE PERCENT CHORD INBOARD STATION(ft) OUTBOARD STATION(ft)
Rudder 30 1.36 6.48
Aileron 30 24.54 31.42
Elevator 30 0.48 20.32
Flaps 30 7.43 23.11
Slats 30 entire leading edge
Spoilers 20 15.75 23.11

SUMMARY OF TILT-WING
CONTROL SURFACE GEOMETRY

CONTROL SURFACE PERCENT CHORD INBOARD STATION(ft) OUTBOARD STATION(ft)
Rudder 30 1.4 5.75
Aileron 30 16.8 23.76
Elevator 30 0.53 9.68
Flaps 30 7.43 14.75
Slats 30 entire leading edge

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