Carlos Ochoa

November 28, 2012

Lift vs. Air Velocity for Different Angles of Attack

1.200000 1.000000 0.800000 Lift (lbs) 0.600000 0.400000 0.200000 0.000000 0 -0.200000 0 Degrees 20 Degrees 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Air Velocity (mph) 10 Degrees 25 Degrees 15 Degrees

Conclusion: We expected lift to drop, but the order it came in was a little odd. Zero, twenty, ten, twenty-five, and fifteen are the order they came in. We see lift going up to twenty and then it drops. In the real world once you hit a certain lift you reach turbulence. In the wind tunnel we could not get up to 80 mph due to the fact that the motor could get up to 75 mph because the air foil was blocking the air flow. We saw we could not get to higher velocity because the air foil was too big. As the velocity increase the lift shot up exponentially. As angle of attack goes up lift goes up until 20 degrees, and then the lift decreased.

Carlos Ochoa

November 28, 2012

Drag vs. Air Velocity for Different Angles of Attack

1.000000 0.800000

0.600000 Drag (lbs)

0.400000

0.200000

0.000000 0 -0.200000 0 Degrees 20 Degrees 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Air Velocity (mph) 10 Degrees 25 Degrees 15 Degrees

Conclusion: Drag increases exponentially due to the air velocity. As the air speed goes up, drag increases. There are some minor errors in the lines due to the fact that the air foil began to shake. This is because our airfoil was so larger that the airflow was being blocked by it. Zero, ten fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five are how the data fell.

Carlos Ochoa

November 28, 2012

14.000000 12.000000 10.000000 Lift to Drag Ratio 8.000000 6.000000 4.000000 2.000000 0.000000 0 10 20

Lift to Drag Ratio

30

40

50

60

70

80

Air Velocity (mph) 0 Degrees 20 Degrees 10 Degrees 25 Degrees 15 Degrees

Conclusion: When comparing all the graphs you cannot look at them independently. In the table above it shows the lift to drag ratios and the ideal angle of attacks.