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About Me:
I develop 2-d and 3D aerodynamics software for UAV and other aircraft design and analysis. I graduated with SM & Ph.D. degrees from MIT department of Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
1. I develop software for UAV analysis and design. Customers include Navmar Applied Sciences, Griffon Aerospace, Arcturus UAV and others. 2. I am an aerodynamics consultant and designer for the UAV industry. 3. I design & analyze 3D UAVs for education.
Hometown:
Ocala, FL
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"Hi John, the analysis is quite accurate. I ran the standard validation tests. For example, the DrivAer model (automobile), the Onera M6 wing, NACA 0012 turbulent wing, flat plate, etc. The software has been around for over 8 years and customer…"
"Very interesting concept. "
"Hi John,
Thanks for your comments and kind words. You present a good option. The Stallion 3D algorithm supports the input of arbitrary geometries with automatic grid/solution generation. This could be the basis for this class of s/w. "
Thanks for your comments and kind words. You present a good option. The Stallion 3D algorithm supports the input of arbitrary geometries with automatic grid/solution generation. This could be the basis for this class of s/w. "
"Hi Fred, thanks for your kind words. I would most definitely like to find a solution that serves students, hobbyist and individuals. This is especially true for a product like Stallion 3D since my initial intention was to empower aerodynamic…"
Stallion 3D is a 3D aerodynamics analysis software package developed by Dr. Patrick Hanley of Hanley Innovations (a Florida business that develops aerodynamics software for education and small businesses). Starting with only the STL file, Stallion…
"Hi Hellcat74, I hope you are doing well. Thanks for your comment. XFLR5 is a nice s/w package. In this blog, I used 3DFoil to quickly compare the winglet drag components to workout a more efficient design."
I made this video to show how to design and analyze a small flying UAV using my 3DFoil software.I wrote this software several years ago using a vortex lattice approach. The vortex lattice method in the code is based on vortex rings (as opposed to…
"Hi Francisco, thanks for your comments and for reading Aerodynamics in Plain English. Best wishes."
"Hi Darius,
Thanks for your comments. I will keep this in mind when I revise the EBook. Hope you are doing well. Best wishes."
Thanks for your comments. I will keep this in mind when I revise the EBook. Hope you are doing well. Best wishes."
"Hi Oliver, thanks for your kind words. Have a great weekend. "
Several year ago, I wrote a booklet entitled Aerodynamics in Plain English. Last week, I convert it to a PDF EBook. I embed the entire book on the front page of my website for viewing (please scroll down to the end of the page). There is also an…
"Hi Martin, thanks for your suggestions. We have not had a free trial version in several years. We do have many referrals. But this is business talk. Talking about drones is way more interesting.
Thank again."
Thank again."
"Hi Martin, thanks for your questions.
We do not have a free trial version of VF 5. A lite version (NACA airfoils only) can be found at http://www.hanleyinnovations.com/vf50.html "
We do not have a free trial version of VF 5. A lite version (NACA airfoils only) can be found at http://www.hanleyinnovations.com/vf50.html "
"Hi Stephen and Martin,
Thanks for your comments. I did some validation a few years ago for both the wing and airfoil programs.
Please see the following page. The airfoil data (same code as VisualFoil/MSA) is near the bottom of the page:…"
Thanks for your comments. I did some validation a few years ago for both the wing and airfoil programs.
Please see the following page. The airfoil data (same code as VisualFoil/MSA) is near the bottom of the page:…"
"I wrote the first 3 versions VisualFoil a few years before xfoil became a free product. Xfoil is good. I used an early version of in at MIT in a viscous fluid flow class. As you know, xfoil is good for low reynolds numbers. The strength of…"
"Thanks Gary.
I like flying wings because of their drag characteristics.
Just thinking ... tip stall can be due to the higher taper ratio of flying wings. Also sweep and end plates tend to push the maximum effective angle of attack towards the…"
I like flying wings because of their drag characteristics.
Just thinking ... tip stall can be due to the higher taper ratio of flying wings. Also sweep and end plates tend to push the maximum effective angle of attack towards the…"
