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Questions about the different choices that aircraft designers (typically aerospace engineers) make in order to create an aircraft.

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At what point of the design process the manufactures build their first prototype?

I would like to know when the aircraft manufactures decide to put in practice their designs building the first scaled prototype (or maybe the actual size). Does the design have to accomplish a list of …
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When does an UAV need an internal structure?

I´ve seen some UAV models without internal structure (stringers, longerons and frame). I guess the drone´s shell is the frame itself. So what is the best approach to calculate the shell thickness to a …
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How do the vortex created by wing tips affects the lift? [duplicate]

I’ve been reading about how improve the aircraft performance and I found that for low aspect ratios, the vortex created by the wing tips decrease the lift generated by the wings. Why is this happening …
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How to create a simple forces diagram using only lift and drag forces?

I would like to create a simple forces diagram (like a sketch). The lift produced by the wing depends upon to the distance from the the longitudinal axis, but, in order to make it easier, I’m taking t …
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How does the RQ4-Global Hawk improve stability? [closed]

I have seen several videos recorded from an UAV in which the stabilization of the camera is almost perfect. Cameras are installed in a gimbal, of course, but do new drones introduce some new technolog …
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