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- Title
Longitudinal Wind Tunnel Tests of the PROSIB 19-Pax Airplane.
- Authors
Ciliberti, Danilo; Buonagura, Giuseppe; Nicolosi, Fabrizio
- Abstract
This research paper delves into the longitudinal wind tunnel tests conducted on the 19-passengers aircraft model of the Italian PROSIB project. The concept is an innovative small air transport airplane with distributed propellers and hybrid-electric powerplant. The primary objective was to assess its stability and control characteristics in power-off conditions. In addition to the usual investigation of the aircraft components, the study introduced a belly-mounted pod, which served as a battery storage unit, and explored two distinct tail configurations: a body-mounted (low) tail and a T-tail (high). The results obtained from these tests generally confirmed the anticipated characteristics of the aircraft design. The experiments provided data on aerodynamic forces and moments, giving useful indications on the effects of a belly-mounted battery storage unit and tail layout on the aircraft stability and control characteristics. This information could be used by aircraft designers to size an airplane of the same class.
- Subjects
WIND tunnel testing; HYBRID electric airplanes; MODEL airplanes; AERODYNAMIC load; AERIAL propellers; AIR travel
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 21, p11928
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app132111928