Air currents around city buildings will destabilize the flight of an air taxi. This has been reported by the Australian University RMIT.
Over the past decade, many companies have presented their air taxi projects, and according to many experts, this type of transportation could become a reality in the coming years. The air taxi concept includes, among other things, flights in dense urban areas and near tall buildings.
Abdulgani Mohamed and colleagues Modelling Air taxi flight in the city. The presence of many buildings causes the appearance of chaotic wind flows and turbulence. The study using the model showed that during city flights aircraft type aircraft must suffer from sharp changes in the angle of attack (blowing) of the wings, which affects the lift and controllability of the machine. In rotorcraft such as multicopters, problems from multidirectional wind currents should be felt more strongly because of the low speed.
During further research, the authors hope to develop methods to reduce the impact of strong winds on air taxis, but it is already becoming clear that this issue must be considered when developing aircraft standards. Also, the authors consider it necessary to map flows in cities using special drones with anemometers.
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