25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-2.2.2


A CFD ANALYSIS OF THE 14-BIS AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICS

R. M. Freitas, L. O. Bitencourt*, G. Pogorzelski*, J. L. F. Azevedo**
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brazil; *Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, CTA/ITA/IEA; **Instituto de Aeronáuticae Espaço, CTA/IAE/ASA-L

Keywords: Aerodynamics, CFD, Centennial of Flight, Santos Dumont, 14-Bis

In the year of the centennial celebration of Santos Dumont historical flight, the present paper will study the aerodynamics of the 14-Bis aircraft using CFD tools. The paper computes lift and drag curves for the aircraft, and assesses and clarifies some aspects regarding stability, flight speed and power plant performance.


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