Sustained observation from a deployable platform.
The project explores disaster survey, environmental monitoring and regional information collection through a small gasoline-powered fixed-wing platform.
Autavia · 2024
Long-endurance fixed-wing reconnaissance study
Autavia Type 6
A fixed-wing system study developed around sustained observation, field deployment and integrated mission sensing.
PlatformFixed-wing / pusher / V-tail
MissionLong-endurance reconnaissance
StageDesign study
Source dateJune 2025
01 / overview
02 / configuration
A conventional layout refined for the mission.
Mid-wing, tapered wing, V-tail, pusher propulsion and net or hook recovery form the selected design architecture.
03 / aerodynamics
Airfoil selection, wing sizing and stability.
Profili and XFLR5 support the preliminary NACA 2415 wing and operating-characteristic study.
04 / systems
Airframe, avionics and mission intelligence.
The system study includes flight control, data link, power distribution, actuation, target recognition and route planning.
05 / development
A complete design study ready for the next engineering loop.
Prototype manufacture, structural testing, CFD refinement and flight validation form the next development stage.
Connected knowledge
Research and engineering notes.
Laboratory Report · 2024
Aircraft flight-performance calculation with MATLAB
A computational study of aircraft performance using MATLAB workflows for atmosphere, aerodynamic and flight-condition calculations.
Laboratory Report · 2024Flight simulation and Simulink modelling experiment
A modelling exercise connecting X-Plane observation with point-mass and rigid-body models in Simulink.
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An engineering note on pressure difference, induced flow, wake structure and the operational significance of wingtip vortices.
