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The following models were analyzed using the Import Fuselage capability of AeroWindTunnel. This collection is part of the AeroWindTunnel installation file and is located in Glider_Examples.zip. New to the collection is the HTV-3X Blackswift, XCOR Lynx Mk.1 and the AeroEagle model airplane in addition to the X-30 NASP, HL-20 and F-16 Type Jet Airplane. in addition, several other gliders and examples from text books are included in the examples file.

1) X-30 Space Plane Go ...
2) HL-20 Space Plane Go ...
3) HTV-3X Blackswift Space Plane Go ...
4) F-16 Type Jet Airplane Go ...
5) XCOR'S Lynx Mk.1 Go ...
6) AeroRocket's AeroEagle Go ...


1) X-30 SPACE PLANE (NASP) Top
X-30 PROJECT
 Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Fuselage Geometry screen for the X-30 NASP


 X-30 NASP CD, CL AND L/D
 Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Coefficients Plots screen for CD, CL and L/D for the X-30
AeroWindTunnel results compared to test results from the AeroRocket wind tunnel at U = 100 m/sec





 2) HL-20 SPACE PLANE Top HL-20 PROJECT
 Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Fuselage Geometry screen for the HL-20


HL-20 CD, CL AND L/D
Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Coefficients Plots screen for CD, CL and L/D for the HL-20
at M = 0.3 and Elevator Deflection set to 0.0 degrees compared to NASA wind tunnel results




3) HTV-3X BLACKSWIFT SPACE PLANE Top
 Information derived from publicly available resources on the Internet
HTV-3X PROJECT
 Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Fuselage Geometry screen for the HTV-3X Blackswift





 4) F-16 TYPE JET AIRPLANE Top
JET AIRPLANE PROJECT
 Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Fuselage Geometry screen for the F-16 Type Jet Airplane


JET AIRPLANE CD, CL AND L/D
Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Coefficients Plots screen for CD, CL and L/D for the F-16 Type Jet Airplane.





 5) XCOR'S LYNX MK.1 Top

Details for this analysis were derived from the March 31, 2008 issue of Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine. The Space Hopper article on pages 24 and 25 stated the Lynx Mk.1 is 27.9 feet long with a wing span of 24.2 feet. In addition, the article said the vehicle is "conceptually similar in appearance to the Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar hypersonic vehicle canceled in 1963". From start to finish the generation of the Lynx Mk.1 simulation took a total of one hour because only plan-view and side-view shapes need specification. Time consuming CAD definitions and DXF file generation are not required for AeroWindTunnel  model generation greatly increasing ease of use and aerodynamic analysis productivity.


LYNX MK.1 PROJECT
 Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Fuselage Geometry screen for the Lynx Mk.1


LYNX MK.1 CD, CL AND L/D
 Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Coefficients Plots screen for CD, CL and L/D for the Lynx Mk.1
 Please note this information is a first cut approximation based on incomplete data




6) AEROROCKET'S AEROEAGLE MODEL AIRPLANE Top
AEROEAGLE PROJECT
 Screen shot from AeroWindTunnel's Fuselage Geometry screen for the AeroEagle glider
 
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