Glider Configuration Selection Matrix

Measures of Merit
Weight
Name Ratings
Totals
 BALSA GLIDER DESIGN PROGRAM

Drag, D, N
V¥ V¥ 0
TOP VIEW SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW
Zoom Factor 100% Design Max Mach # 0.001 Glide VTRIM 4.00 m/s V for (L/D)MAX 2.95 m/s
GLOBAL DESIGN PARAMETERS 0
Wing Pitch Control Surface Vertical Tail Fuselage
Span 40.00 cm Span 18.00 cm Span 16.00 cm Length 37.30 cm
Root Chord 12.00 cm Root Chord 5.00 cm Root Chord 10.00 cm Width 0.30 cm
8.00 cm
Tip Chord Tip Chord 4.00 cm Tip Chord 5.00 cm Height 3.00 cm
0
Thickness 0.3000 cm Thickness 0.3000 cm Thickness 0.3000 cm
x= 8.00 cm x= 32.00 cm x= 26.00 cm
z= 0.00 cm z= 0.00 cm y= 0.00 cm 0
LE Sweep 20.00 deg LE Sweep 17.00 deg LE Sweep 30.00 deg
Dihedral 0.00 deg Dihedral 0.00 deg Tilt 0.00 deg
NOTE: x = 0 at nose of fuselage (measured positive aft), & z = 0 at centerline of fuselage (measured positive up)
MASS AND C.G. INPUTS MASS AND C.G. RESULTS
-3.46944695195361E
Ballast Total Mass Xc.g. Zc.g. Static
Mass, gm 4.00 gm cm cm Margin
Xcg, cm 1.00 No Motor 12.44 16.32 0.000 0.106 -0
Zcg, cm 0.00 .05 < x < .2

GEOMETRY RESULTS AERODYNAMIC RESULTS STATIC STABILITY RESULTS

Xexposed Wing Mean Exposed Wing Exposed Trim Wing Trim Surf Trim Surf L/D (L/D)max Xn.p. Yaw due Roll due
Wing Area Chord Root Chord Half Span a Stall Angle Stall Sideslip Sideslip
cm cm2 cm cm cm deg (% ) deg (% ) (cm) (deg-1) (deg-1)
8.05 400.000 10.13 11.97 19.85 5.2 70.38 5.0 7.34 3.956 5.088 17.393 0.0021 -0.0018
.001 < x < .003<0
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Mass Glide L/D Predicted Predicted Launch
Speed Range Endurance Height
(gm) (m/s) (-) (m) (s) (m)
12.44 4.00 3.956128 39.56128 6.1208365 6

Time X Y Time Vx Vy
(sec) (m) (m) (sec)
0 0 6 0 (m/s) (m/s)
V e rtic a l H e ig h t, Y , m .

0.1 0.387803 5.901974 0.1 3.8780271 0.980258

0.2 0.775605 5.803948 0.2
0.3 1.163408 5.705923 0.3
0.4 1.551211 5.607897 0.4
0.5 1.939014 5.509871 0.5
0.6 2.326816 5.411845 0.6
0.7 2.714619 5.313819 0.7
0.8 3.102422 5.215793 0.8
0.9 3.490224 5.117768 0.9
1 3.878027 5.019742 1
1.1 4.26583 4.921716 1.1
1.2 4.653632 4.82369 1.2 Glider Flightpath
1.3 5.041435 4.725664 1.3
1.4 75.429238 4.627639 1.4
1.5 5.817041 4.529613 1.5
1.6 66.204843 4.431587 1.6
1.7 6.592646 4.333561 1.7
1.8 56.980449 4.235535 1.8
1.9
47.368251 4.137509 1.9
2 7.756054 4.039484 2
2.1 38.143857 3.941458 2.1
2.2 8.53166 3.843432 2.2
2.3 28.919462 3.745406 2.3
2.4 9.307265 3.64738 2.4
2.5 19.695068 3.549355 2.5
2.6
010.08287 3.451329 2.6
2.7 10.47067 3.353303 2.7
0 5 10 15 20
2.8 10.85848 3.255277 2.8
2.9 11.24628 3.157251 2.9
Horizontal Distance, X, m
3 11.63408 3.059225 3
3.1 12.02188 2.9612 3.1 Y (m) Time (sec)
3.2 12.40969 2.863174 3.2
3.3 12.79749 2.765148 3.3
3.4 13.18529 2.667122 3.4
3.5 13.57309 2.569096 3.5
3.6 13.9609 2.471071 3.6
3.7 14.3487 2.373045 3.7
3.8 14.7365 2.275019 3.8
3.9 15.12431 2.176993 3.9
4 15.51211 2.078967 4
4.1 15.89991 1.980942 4.1
4.2 16.28771 1.882916 4.2
4.3 16.67552 1.78489 4.3
4.4 17.06332 1.686864 4.4
4.5 17.45112 1.588838 4.5
4.6 17.83892 1.490812 4.6
4.7 18.22673 1.392787 4.7
4.8 18.61453 1.294761 4.8
4.9 19.00233 1.196735 4.9
5 19.39014 1.098709 5
5.1 19.77794 1.000683 5.1
5.2 20.16574 0.902658 5.2
5.3 20.55354 0.804632 5.3
5.4 20.94135 0.706606 5.4
5.5 21.32915 0.60858 5.5
5.6 21.71695 0.510554 5.6
5.7 22.10475 0.412528 5.7
5.8 22.49256 0.314503 5.8
5.9 22.88036 0.216477 5.9
6 23.26816 0.118451 6
6.1 23.65597 0.020425 6.1
6.2 23.65597 0 6.1
6.3 23.65597 0 6.1
6.4 23.65597 0 6.1
6.5 23.65597 0 6.1
6.6 23.65597 0 6.1
6.7 23.65597 0 6.1
6.8 23.65597 0 6.1
6.9 23.65597 0 6.1
7 23.65597 0 6.1
7.1 23.65597 0 6.1
7.2 23.65597 0 6.1
7.3 23.65597 0 6.1
7.4 23.65597 0 6.1
7.5 23.65597 0 6.1
7.6 23.65597 0 6.1
7.7 23.65597 0 6.1
7.8 23.65597 0 6.1
7.9 23.65597 0 6.1
8 23.65597 0 6.1
8.1 23.65597 0 6.1
8.2 23.65597 0 6.1
8.3 23.65597 0 6.1
8.4 23.65597 0 6.1
8.5 23.65597 0 6.1
8.6 23.65597 0 6.1
8.7 23.65597 0 6.1
8.8 23.65597 0 6.1
8.9 23.65597 0 6.1
9 23.65597 0 6.1
9.1 23.65597 0 6.1
9.2 23.65597 0 6.1
9.3 23.65597 0 6.1
9.4 23.65597 0 6.1
9.5 23.65597 0 6.1
9.6 23.65597 0 6.1
9.7 23.65597 0 6.1
9.8 23.65597 0 6.1
9.9 23.65597 0 6.1
10 23.65597 0 6.1
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