An Assessment of a Regional Turboprop Featuring Wingtip-Mounted Propellers: Design Integration Coupling Propeller-Wing Aerodynamics and Structural Wing Weight

The current focus in the aviation industry for more sustainable designs, could mean the revive of propeller propulsion, due to their relative high propulsion efficiency compared to jets. In addition, the application of wingtip-mounted propellers installed in tractor configuration can be used as tip-vortex attenuating devices, reducing the wing...

Structural Sizing Method for Propulsive Empennage System: Weight Estimation of Ducted Propeller Systems that Provide Longitudinal and Lateral Stability

Flight Performance and Propulsion department of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology has proposed an effective and sustainable solution to the main challenges aviation is currently facing, namely the raising concerns regarding the environmental and health impact of the industry. Delft University Unconventional Concept (DUUC) has...