UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
Department of Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
Last update 2/19/08 what's new
Welcome to the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group's homepage.
Comments or questions should be sent to m-selig
Applied aerodynamics links.
FAQ.
Information on the low-speed airfoil tests for model aircraft,
unmanned aerial vehicles, small wind turbines, and
more. Summary of
Low-Speed Airfoil Data - Volumes 1,2, and 3 are available.
Volume 4 (3.3 Mb)
has recently been completed as an NREL report.
UIUC
LSATs airfoil data from Volumes 1-4
are on the web (datasets in pdf format:
Vol 1,
Vol 2,
Vol 3,
Vol 4).
For airfoil design on the web, go to PROFOIL-WWW.
Also, check out Mike Garton's new airfoil-performance comparison
page at http://soaring.cnde.iastate.edu/calcs/frames.shtml
(seems to be a broken link).
This site makes use of the UIUC LSATs low Reynolds number airfoil
data.
Airfoil coordinates (for over 1550 airfoils) and performance
data. The performance data is mostly for low Reynolds number
applications. Also useful is The
Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage (744 kB) compiled and
maintained by Dave Lednicer. The guide includes a listing of what
airfoils have been used on approximately 6424 aircraft.
Flight simulation research in the Applied Aero Group. Includes
info on the UIUC APA flight simulator being used in the Smart Icing Systems Research. Also,
20 aircraft models are
included for use with the UIUC aeromodel in FlightGear. Models include:
Beech 99, Boeing 747, Cessna 172, Cessna 310, Cessna 620, Convair
880, F-104 Starfighter, F-4 Phantom, Learjet 24, Pioneer UAV,
Piper Cherokee, SIAI Marchetti S-211, Schweizer 1-36 Sprite, T-37,
Twin Otter, 1903 Wright Flyer (local
news), and X-15. More models are coming.
A listing of our current research activities is here
(yr 2007 is online). Research sponsors
have included NASA Glenn, Naval Research Laboratory, Siemens
Canada, Ford Motorsports, Jaguar Racing, Oracle Racing / Farr
Yacht Design, DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL),
AeroVironment, NASA/Navy, Luna Rossa, Spin Master, private gifts,
and others. Update 9/27/06.
People in the UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group.
Current graduate students:
Rob Deters,
Nathan Bishop,
Paul Gush,
Srinath Mallikarjunan, and
Daniel Uhlig.
Other Applied Aero Group Info
- PROPID software and user manual for
horizontal axis wind turbine aerodynamic blade design.
This is specialists software and not recommended for casual users.
- Footage of the flight of an
ornithopter (vintage webpage!).
The AIAA in coordination with the Applied Aerodynamics, Aircraft
Design, Design Engineering and Flight Test Technical Committees
and the AIAA Foundation has started the Cessna/ONR Student
Design/Build/Fly Competition centered around an electric R/C
aircraft. Student teams design, fabricate, and demonstrate the
flight capabilities of an unmanned, electric powered, radio
controlled aircraft that can best meet the specified mission
profile. The goal is a balanced design possessing good
demonstrated flight handling qualities and practical and
affordable manufacturing requirements while providing a high
vehicle performance. Contest rules for the current contest year
and past years can be found here.
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