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Wayfarer Aircraft Research and Development is developing a UAV based on a 35% Scale Cessna 182. The aircraft is heavily modified with leading-edge slats and distributed electric propulsion to improve low-speed, high-lift performance. The goal is to research the potential benefits of this unique blown-lift configuration (DEP + Multielement Airfoil) via CFD, wind Tunnel testing, and flight testing.
Design Contributions
Design Contributions
Leading-edge slats and associated manufacturing jigs and fixtures
Double-slotted flap and associated manufacturing jigs and fixtures
Control surface rigging travel boards
Flap hinge and actuation
Main engine motor mount and battery tray
Various electrical mounts, antenna mounts, and smaller instrumentation
Analysis Contributions
Analysis Contributions
MSES Multielement Airfoil Analysis
FUN3D Computational Fluid Dynamics code
Airfoil geometry trade study and selection
Slat/Flap position, size, and geometry optimization
Boundary layer and wake merging analysis
Test data post-processing and sensor fusion
Publications
Publications
Ward, B., Ho, D., Cox-Gross, R., Hruswicki, P., and Collins, K., “Development and Flight-Test System Identification of a Subscale Integrated High Lift Propulsor Testbed”, AIAA Aviation 2025 https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-3539
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