{"id":6512,"date":"2014-02-15T20:34:11","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T20:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6512"},"modified":"2014-02-15T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T20:34:11","slug":"fanwing-wins-eu-award-to-design-cargo-lifting-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6512","title":{"rendered":"FanWing wins EU award to design cargo-lifting vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FanWing<\/a>\u00a0project\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0at the end of 2013<\/p>\n

that, following an unexpected approach early this year from Germany, it has become joint recipient for a European Union Award. The new two-year research and development SOAR project aims to optimise the originally patented FanWing rotor and wingshape and explore feasibility of a full-size cargo-lifting FanWing (see image below).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

DLR, the\u00a0German Aerospace and Space Research Centre, led the original award application. They will administer the project and provide final data documentation for the EU. Test models and oversight throughout the project will be provided by the FanWing Company in consultation with George Seyfang. The University of Saarland will provide motors and the actuation process for the rotors. The Von Karman Institute, Belgium will provide wind-tunnel tests and CFD analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Ground<\/a>Simulated view of Fanwing cargo carrier.<\/a><\/p>\n

From the entry at\u00a0European Commission : CORDIS : Projects : SOAR<\/a><\/p>\n

Objective<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The SOAR open-fan wing technology at the focus of this project is a new concept that distributes the thrust and powered-lift over the entire span of the wing resulting in a model-proven lift efficiency three times that of helicopters as well as truly quiet U-STOL performance and safe autorotation landing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wind tunnel testing augmented by CFD simulations during the SOAR programme are expected to bring improvements in lift efficiency, flight speed and cruise economy on the order of 10% to 20% relative to those seen on small-scale wind tunnel and flight models.<\/em><\/p>\n

The experimental data collected in this programme will be incorporated in a common aircraft design study targeting a certain mission range. The aircraft is developed in two versions – one passenger and one freight aircraft. The passenger version carries about 60-70 passenger. The freighter version is able to carry up to eight tons of freight. These two aircraft projections, based on the same wing and propulsion system, will subsequently be evaluated in terms of their direct operating cost in comparison with competing types such as conventional STOL aircraft, helicopters and Tilt-rotor aircraft.<\/em><\/p>\n

It is believed that the SOAR open-fan wing technology, to be developed during this programme, will provide significant technical data at a much larger scale than previously; and this will eventually lead to a new class of aircraft with attractive operational and economic features.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The FanWing\u00a0project\u00a0announced\u00a0at the end of 2013 that, following an unexpected approach early this year from Germany, it has become joint recipient for a European Union Award. The new two-year research and development SOAR project aims to optimise the originally patented FanWing rotor and wingshape and explore feasibility of a full-size cargo-lifting FanWing (see image below).\u00a0\u00a0 … Continue reading FanWing wins EU award to design cargo-lifting vehicle<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1H2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19324,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19324","url_meta":{"origin":6512,"position":0},"title":"Videos: “Space to Ground” ISS report – July.26.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This week's episode of NASA's Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station: https:\/\/youtu.be\/W85SJE3krPE ** Explore Your Project Ideas for Space Station Have a science or technology idea? 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