Wingtip-mounted propellers installed in a tractor configuration can decrease the wing
induced drag by attenuating the wingtip vortex by the propeller slipstream. This paper …

The potentially favorable interaction of a propeller slipstream with a wingtip is a complex
problem, because of the importance of vortex interaction and viscous effects. This paper …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-3218. vid The ability to accurately
and rapidly assess unsteady interactional aerodynamics is a shortcoming and bottleneck in …

Advances in aerodynamic and propulsive efficiency of future aircraft can be achieved by
strategic installation of propellers near the airframe. This paper presents a robust and …

The impingement of a propeller slipstream on a downstream surface causes unsteady
loading, which may lead to vibrations responsible for structure-borne noise. A low-speed …

This paper presents a synthesis of aero-propulsive interaction studies performed at Delft
University of Technology, applied to conceptual aircraft designs with distributed hybrid …

In this combined experimental and numerical study, the propeller–airframe aerodynamic
interaction is characterized for an aircraft configuration with propellers mounted to the …

The need to reduce emissions of the rapidly growing air transportation sector has spurred
interest in hybrid-electric and fully-electric aircraft propulsion systems. Because of the limited …

The interaction between the slipstream of the propellers and the wing of an aircraft with
distributed electric propulsion (DEP) could benefit aerodynamics. A conceptual design and …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-2511. vid Wingtip-mounted
propellers are a promising solution for advanced propulsion integration on future (hybrid-) …