CHANNEL WING REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLE (RPV)

What is a Channel Wing?

“It doesn’t matter what the speed of the wing through the air is, only the speed of the air over the wing” – Willard Custer

- Channels create a soft ‘enclosure’ for air

- Propellers to force air over top of wing

- Higher speed above wing decreases pressure

- High pressure below wing results in lift

Why a Channel Wing Aircraft?Straight Channel Wing - Short take off distance (50-100 ft) - Lower take off velocity - Highest payload - Medium Endurance

Conventional Planes/Helicopters- Long take off distance/VTOL- Small passenger- Higher take off velocity (plane)- Small to medium payload- Maintenance Costs

VTOL Channel Wing- Zero take off distance and velocity - Lower Maintenance Cost vs. other VTOL designs- Medium Endurance

Applications- Simple and reliable personal and business-sized aircraft- Ground vehicle safety detection- Military missions- Wildlife observation

Channel Wing Team Approach

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LVTOL= T0sin(α)+L0cos(α)