aerodynamics

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hi.i am a student of mechanical engineering in third year...i am bit confused as how to start my research on my upcoming engg project i want to built"a small airplane..that have wind turbines to generate energy...the wind turbine a supposed to be probably one..cause of weight a it will be in the center body of plane"...can any one guide me....please i will be very thankful! first is possible or not...do tell me about is possibilities.and if any one think impossible then tell me its cause...thanx in advance...

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Hi stones.lives,

I have a couple of concerns about your project.

First, it sounds like you might be a university or college student, and we are here to help K-12 (before college) students.

Second, it's a bit difficult to understand what you're asking. Are you thinking of attaching a wind turbine to an airplane, and then using the energy collected to power the airplane's engine? The first problem that comes to mind is that wind speed fluctuates from minute to minute, and sometimes the wind won't be moving at all (wind speed relative to your plane's motion is what counts, of course). So you'd need to have some energy storage capacity (e.g. a battery) for those times. It would also be helpful to have some way of sensing the wind's direction and rotating the turbine for maximum efficiency.

Amanda

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thanx there are some points in your short answer that i missed...thnx for them!