Airfoil Selection and Tail Design

Jose Pedrego
ASCEND Team
4/19/2008
 Glider Design
• Fuselage
• Wing
– Fundamental lifting device
– Airfoil
– Dimensions
• Tail
– Essential for Stability
– Control Surfaces
 Airfoil Considerations
• Low Reynolds Number vL
Re 
• Lift-curve Slope 
• Maximum Lift Coefficient
• Ease of Manufacturing
 Airfoil Analysis

Airfoil Max CL AOA for Max CL CD at Max CL lift curve slope

e209 0.8821 12.6 0.10349 0.067

e214 1.2996 11 0.05896 0.112

e222 1.0788 8.6 0.04233 0.142

rg15 1.0229 9.1 0.05751 0.127

s2046 1.1501 9.2 0.06 0.129

Airfoil Selection

Eppler 222
 Tail Design
• Stability
– Statically Stable
– Sufficient Moment Arm
• Control
– Elevator
– Rudder
• Manufacturing
– Airfoil
– Flat Plate
 Tail Final Dimensions
• .0792 Horizontal Tail Area
• 25 cm from center of gravity
• Elevator
• Flat Plate