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DESIGN
HIGH-LIFT WING DESIGN
A short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft must be able to fly at low controlled
speeds, yet it must also offer acceptable cross-country (cruise) performance.
The challenge is to design a wing with a high lift coefficient so that the wing
area is as small as possible, while allowing for take-off and landing speeds that
are as low as possible. Short wings make the aircraft easier to taxi, especially
when operating in an off-airport environment with obstructions. They also allow
for better visibility, and require less space for hangaring, while also being easier
to build and stronger (less weight and wing span to support).
Wing Cross-Section
Fixed Leading
Edge Wing Siat Flaporen
The STOL CH 801 uses a special airfoil design to achieve very high lift, low
stall speeds, and high strength. A thick wing, full-length leading-edge slats and
trailing edge ‘junker' type flaperons develop a maximum wing lift coefficient of
3.10, while maintaining a short wing-span — for maximum strength and ground
maneuverability
The stall of the wing occurs at the highest lit coefficient on an airfoil, when the
airflow can no longer go around the airfoi’s nose (leading edge) and separates
from the upper wing surface, Conventional trailing-edge wing flaps help delay
the stall to a higher lift coefficient, but only with limited effectiveness. However,
by combining the use of trailing-edge flaps with leading-edge slats, the wing's
lift coefficient can be effectively doubled if used on the full span of the wing
Leading-Edge Wing Slats:
What Are They and How Do They Work?
The leading edge slats allow the aircraft to fly at a high angle of attack (lower
speed) by accelerating the air between the slat and the wing (venturi effect).
The leading edge slats allow for steep climb angles of up to 30-degrees. For
maximum reliability and to keep construction simple, the leading edge siats
are engineered to remain in a fixed position in all flight attitudes, and do not
retract (in level flight, the fixed leading edge slats have minimal effect on
cruise). The full-length flaperons act as both full-span ailerons and full-span
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flaps. The flaperons have their =| =
‘own airfoil, and are hung below
the wing trailing edge to supply
them with fresh undisturbed air
for maximum control ==
effectiveness even at low ae
speeds.
CRUISE
Leading edge slats prevent the stall up to approximately 30 degrees incidence
(angle of attack) by picking up a lot of air from below, where the slot is large
and accelerating the air in the funnel shaped slot (venturi effect) and blowing
this fast air tangentially on the upper wing surface through the much smaller
slot. This effectively "pulls" the air around the leading edge, thus preventing the
stall up to a much higher angle of incidence and lift coefficient.
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The disadvantage of leading-edge slats is that the air acceleration in the slot
requires energy (it creates additional drag). While many STOL designs utilize
retractable leading-edge slat devices, the additional weight, complexity,
reliability issues and cost of such systems minimize their feasibility for use in
light aircraft and their overall effectiveness.
Tio Vertex
At the wing tip, the STOL CH Rounded Wing Tp +)
801 design utilizes ‘Hoerner’
tips to maximize the wing's
effective lift area and to
minimize wing tips vortices. ‘Goomete Wing Spay —————_—_—>
Hoerner wing tips provide the
largest effective span for a
given geometric span or a K+
given wing weight.
Hoste Wig Tip 7
The wings are braced by dual steel wing struts, and are bolted to the fuselage
at the cabin frame with four bolts for easy wing attachment and removal.
Ettective Wig Span Tip Vortex
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‘STOL CH 801: Designed for superior visibility
ABOVE-CAB WINGS: The aircraft wings are positioned above the cabin and
fuselage - this allows for excellent horizontal visibility as the wings are located
above the pilot's head to provide pilot and passenger with superior visibility. In
addition, the wings taper at the wing root to meet the ‘skylight’ top window —
maximizing upward visibility, a feature especially useful in steep turns. While
providing great visibility, the ‘above-cab’ wing design minimizes the frontal area
of the aircraft to reduce drag, while also allowing the airflow to travel
undisturbed from the propeller to the tail sections — further maximizing slow
flight control of the aircraft.
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2010-01-03, ‘+ Click here for an image of the internal wing structure.
* Click here for a detailed schematic of the wing assembly and construction.
* Click here for a detailed schematic of the wing attachments.
* Click here for a detailed schematic of the leading-edge wings slats assembly.
* Click here for a detailed schematic of the flaperons assembly and construction.
* Article: "Anatomy of 2 STOL Aircraft: Designing a Modem Short Take-Off and Landing
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