Overview
Inspired by my experience at UBC AeroDesign and a desire to test the skills I've learned so far, I began to independently design a canard, twin vertical tail, pusher aircraft configuration during the summer of 2022. So far, I have completed airfoil analysis and determined a 3D wing configuration, conducted stability analysis, and modelled the entire plane in SolidWorks with DFA/M considerations in mind. Next steps are to manufacture the first prototype and develop the necessary software.
Design
- Used CFD tools and XFLR to analyze aerodynamics
- Determined static stability performance by balancing moments about cg
- Created SolidWorks model of design
Results
- Achieved wing planform efficiency of 0.986 without sacrificing manufacturability
- Despite the canard configuration, all response modes are damped and dynamically stable
- Wing and tail stall characteristics are coordinated
