Design and Construction of a Composite Airframe for UAV Research

Abstract

A half-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was designed and constructed from composite materials for the Flight Research Lab at the Naval Postgraduate School. The vehicle was designed as a technology demonstrator for two studies. First, the Tilted Ducted Fan (TDF) vertical flight capability engine and its stability and control systems, and second, for the tail configuration testing for longitudinal and lateral-directional stability enhancement of an existing tailless Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Completion of these research and test objectives should provide the configuration requirements for a full-scale development vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing with transition to the forward flight mode.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA232422

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey L. Ellwood

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Ducted Fans
  • Fuselages
  • Geometry
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Landing Gear
  • Nose Wheels
  • Spars
  • Swept Wings
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy