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CHANNEL WING REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE (RPV)

T 0. L 0. α. L VTOL = T0sin( α )+L0cos( α ). CHANNEL WING REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE (RPV). “It doesn’t matter what the speed of the wing through the air is, only the speed of the air over the wing” – Willard Custer. What is a Channel Wing?. - Channels create a soft ‘enclosure’ for air

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CHANNEL WING REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE (RPV)

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  1. T0 L0 α LVTOL= T0sin(α)+L0cos(α) CHANNEL WING REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE (RPV) “It doesn’t matter what the speed of the wing through the air is, only the speed of the air over the wing” – Willard Custer What is a Channel Wing? - Channels create a soft ‘enclosure’ for air - Propellers to force air over top of wing - Higher speed above wing decreases pressure - High pressure below wing results in lift Straight Channel Wing - Short take off distance (50-100 ft) - Lower take off velocity - Highest payload - Medium Endurance Why a Channel Wing Aircraft? • Conventional Planes/Helicopters • Long take off distance/VTOL • - Small passenger • - Higher take off velocity (plane) • - Small to medium payload • - Maintenance Costs • VTOL Channel Wing • - Zero take off distance and velocity • - Lower Maintenance Cost vs. other VTOL designs • Medium Endurance • Applications • - Simple and reliable personal and business-sized aircraft • - Ground vehicle safety detection • - Military missions • - Wildlife observation Channel Wing Team Approach

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