Retarded Harrier Maneuver as a New and Efficient Approach for Fixed-Wing Aircraft to Achieve S/VTOL  

作　　者：Chung-Kiak Poh Chung-How Poh Chung-Kiak Poh;Chung-How Poh(Aero-Persistence Research, Penang, Malaysia)

机构地区：[1]Aero-Persistence Research, Penang, Malaysia

出　　处：《Advances in Aerospace Science and Technology》2021年第2期81-92,共12页航空科学与技术（英文）

摘　　要：Modern day VTOL fixed-wing aircraft based on quadplane design is relative<span style="font-family:Verdana;">ly simple and reliable due to lack of complex mechanical components</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> com</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pared to tilt-wings or tilt-rotors in the pre-80’s era. Radio-controlled </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">aerobatic airplanes have thrust-to-weight ratio of greater than unity and are capable of performing a range of impressive maneuvers including the so-called harrier maneuver. We hereby present a new maneuver known as the retarded harrier </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">that is applicable to un/manned fixed-wing aircraft for achieving VTOL flight with a better forward flight performance than a quadplane in terms of weight, speed and esthetics.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> An airplane with tandem roto-stabilizers is also presented as an efficient airframe to achieve VTOL via retarded harrier maneuver, and detailed analysis is given for hovering at 45° and 60° and comparison is made against the widely adopted quadplane. This work also includes experimental demonstration of retarded harrier maneuver using a small remotely pilot airplane of wingspan 650 mm.</span></span></span>Modern day VTOL fixed-wing aircraft based on quadplane design is relative<span style="font-family:Verdana;">ly simple and reliable due to lack of complex mechanical components</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> com</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pared to tilt-wings or tilt-rotors in the pre-80’s era. Radio-controlled </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">aerobatic airplanes have thrust-to-weight ratio of greater than unity and are capable of performing a range of impressive maneuvers including the so-called harrier maneuver. We hereby present a new maneuver known as the retarded harrier </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">that is applicable to un/manned fixed-wing aircraft for achieving VTOL flight with a better forward flight performance than a quadplane in terms of weight, speed and esthetics.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> An airplane with tandem roto-stabilizers is also presented as an efficient airframe to achieve VTOL via retarded harrier maneuver, and detailed analysis is given for hovering at 45° and 60° and comparison is made against the widely adopted quadplane. This work also includes experimental demonstration of retarded harrier maneuver using a small remotely pilot airplane of wingspan 650 mm.</span></span></span>

关 键 词：Fixed-Wing Aircraft Roto-Stabilizer Vertical Takeoff and Landing Short Takeoff Harrier Maneuver Distributed VTOL System (DVS) Urban Air Mo-bility (UAM) 

分 类 号：V27[航空宇航科学与技术—飞行器设计]