Under sponsorship of an STTR Phase I from AFRL through Aeroprobe Corporation, our team has worked for several years in developing hinge-less flight control technologies, and we first expanded the flight envelop to angles-of-attack as high as 25 degrees by embedding Synthetic Jet Actuators (SJA) close to the leading edge of the wing in order to manipulate/eliminate the size of the separation over the wing. The control is achieved through oscillatory blowing and suction along a slot positioned close to the leading edge and parallel to it. 12 flights during 2009.
Features:
- Fuel systems: 14 oz model fuel tank
- Power plant: A two-cylinder Komat’su Zenoah G800BPU two-stroke 80cc engine rated at 7.5 Hp (without muffler)
- Solid state ignition or glow plug
Geometry:
- Wingspan: 96.96 in
- Wing area: 1784.82 in^2
- Aspect ratio: 5
- Airfoil: NACA 0015 (modified)
- Propeller: 13-14″ diameter, 6-10″ pitch
Weight:
- Weight: 29.85 lbs