ORIGINAL: mea02im
Hi all,
Im a university student in the UK, im doing a project on MAVs.
The design is a flying wing that will use ducted fans, my problem is i don't know how much thrust is required?
I heard that you need 1/3 of the aircrafts weight in thrust, is this true?
Any help would be much appreciated,
Ian.
Hi,
Static thrust gives you an idea about the plane's climb rate, it's ability to accelerate after an aborted landing, whether it's able to rise of the ground and whether it's able to hover.
But static thrust alone is not enough to predict whether the plane will fly, another important factor is the prop pitch speed, which should be above the stall speed.