Abstract:The flight conditions, small length scale, and low altitude flight of mini-UAVs lend them to the low Reynolds number of less than 300,000 in which the aircraft performance is significantly degraded. In such operating conditions, the aerodynamic performance of aircraft is critically dependent on its lifting surface which is the wing configuration and high-cambered airfoils are equipped to generate enough lift to keep the aircraft and its payload airborne at low operating speeds. However, the aerodynamic perform… Show more
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