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http://dx.doi.org/10.12673/jant.2020.24.2.73

Flight Range and Time Analysis for Classification of eVTOL PAV  

Lee, Bong-Sul (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Sejong University)
Yun, Ju-Yeol (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Sejong University)
Hwang, Ho-Yon (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Sejong University)
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Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology / v.24, no.2, 2020 , pp. 73-84 More about this Journal
Abstract
To overcome ground congestions due to growing number of cars, a lot of companies have proposed personal aerial vehicle (PAV). Among PAV, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts capable of vertical take-off and landing with electric power are drawing attention, and their configurations vary from multicopters to tilt ducted fans. This study tries to analyze the characteristics of each eVTOL design configurations. Parasite drag was calculated using component build up method for Vahana, Aurora, Volocopter representing each eVTOL PAV type of tilt-wing, compound, and multicopter. Wetted area and induced drag was calculated using OpenVSP and XFLR5 that are aircraft design and aerodynamic analysis software. The batteries used in the eVTOL PAV was assumed as Tesla 2170 batteries and flight ranges were calculated. Also, energy consumption and maximum flight time for the given mission profile including take-off and landing, cruising segments were compared for each eVTOL.
Keywords
eVTOL; PAV; Aircraft design; Range; Flight time;
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