@inproceedings{d5b2fb925cbc476188f46ded8fa51c70,
title = "Experimental Results for a Straight Tapered Flying Wing with Bell-Shaped Lift Distribution",
abstract = "A glider using a bell shaped lift distribution and a proverse yaw control scheme was designed to gather atmospheric data on Mars. The flight conditions for the glider on Mars were Mach 0.6 and a Reynolds{\textquoteright}s number of approximately 25000. The glider was designed with no vertical surfaces to allow for efficient stacking of multiple gliders. The glider{\textquoteright}s airfoils were designed in XFoil to achieve a glide ratio of approximately 10 while maintaining control authority within angles of attack of-5 to 7 degrees. Under these conditions, the glider would achieve a range of approximately 50 km if launched from 5 km in altitude. The control scheme was validated in AVL, and AVL was used to find the optimal size for all control surfaces. A preliminary prototype of the glider was built and flown. It could carry a payload 1.5kg on Mars and 0.5kg on Earth. In flight testing the model was verified to be controllable and stable with no vertical surfaces.",
author = "Richter, \{Jonathan S.\} and Woodring, \{Jason B.\} and Agarwal, \{Ramesh K.\}",
note = "Funding Information: The Authors would like to thank several individuals who helped with this paper and made the construction of the Biom possible. The authors would like to especially thank Kevin Hainline. Without his hundreds of hours of mentoring and aid, none of this would have been possible. Additionally, the authors would like to thank Luke Solondz for his assistance and technical expertise as well as the entire WUDBF Team for support. Some of the financial support for this work was provided by Missouri NASA Space Grant, which is gratefully acknowledged. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.; AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum ; Conference date: 27-06-2022 Through 01-07-2022",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.2514/6.2022-3585",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781624106354",
series = "AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA",
booktitle = "AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum",
}