The code described in this paper has been developed over the past 45 years. J 3 kitten aircraft plans, j 3 kitten experimental. The airfoil lift app calculates the coefficient of lift cl for three different types of airfoils, naca 4digit shapes, naca 5digit shapes and. Rcse airfoil plotting software i want to try to find a copy of an airfoil plotterwing designer package compatible with windows vista, windows 7. Because airfoil satellite for windows 5 has not removed support for any os versions, no legacy versions of the app are needed at this time. After it all washed out, many of us were left to our own devices and the designers abandoned their work. The featured picture of the j3 kitten was made at rutherford, n. Users of aerofoil will be notified of developments and improvements to the program. Construction is standard balsa and ply and the prototype was covered in. Ultralight, experimental and homebuilt aircraft database.
Simple, fast and extremely accurate any airfoil you want from. Learn all there is to know about airfoils with my updated free online. The ranger, an easily built high wing lsa runabout. Upon seeing airfoil for macs ability to stream audio around the home, many windows users requested we make a version for their platform as well. The installer will also install a web update wizard which is used to notify winfoil of software updates. Description of eppler airfoil design and analysis code. Hipps j3 kitten, hipps reliant, part 103 legal single place ultralight, experimental, amateur built, homebuilt aircraft. Airfoil allows you to send the audio signal of your computer to any device on the same network. Airfoil for windows first shipped in may 2006, a little over a year after the first version of airfoil for mac was released.
It combines a conformalmapping method for the design of airfoils with prescribed velocitydistribution characteristics, a panel method for the analysis of the potential flow about given airfoils, and an integral boundarylayer. Construct2d is a grid generator designed to create 2d grids for cfd computations on airfoils. If you want to buld an aircraft join eaa and any discussion groups or. The speakers provided by airfoil can be used on mac, windows, and linux. For example, search for naca0012 and it will show some basic information and draw the airfoil in action with a selectable angle of attack. Foilsim is interactive simulation software that determines the airflow around various shapes of airfoils. Airfoil is one of the best pieces of software ive ever had on my mac. Several programs to handle polar data files and to convert polar data to or from xml. Hi all, i have made my italian ultralight license similar to the canadian ultralight class about 1 year ago and have about 40 hours on a tricycle tecnam p92. The j4 sportster is virtually a kissin cousin to the j3 kitten as it is simply an opencockpit, parasolwinged version of. Hipps sportster ultralight aircraft, hipps sportster. Popular alternatives to airfoil for windows, mac, android, linux, iphone and more. Airfoil will see it and enable you to send audio to it. Our software library provides a free download of airfoil 5.
In a prior life, id been using foiled again, and later chuck andersons plotting package, neither of which is available to my current computers, no floppy drives. The tail assembly is also designed for removal if you have a small car. J3 kitten the j3 kitten was designed and built about the time the nostalgar company was producing the n3 pup, and most most likely was using pup wings, landing gear, fuselage, and tail section with necessary modification. Airfoil design workshop free version download for pc. Its a very big day here at rogue amoeba, as were now shipping major upgrades to both airfoil for mac and airfoil for windows.
The program has graphical and numerical output, including an interactive probe which you can use to investigate the details of flow around an airfoil. Model airplanes viewing airfoil plotting software file. Airfoil optimization using the highlyregarded xfoil engine for aerodynamic calculations. I found a used j3 kitten here, seems very well built, with a demaged left gear, vor a very. The latest version of the software is supported on pcs running windows xpvista7810, 32bit. Discussion airfoil and dihedral on a j3 cub modeling science. Feb 21, 20 the uiuc airfoil coordinates database contains a ton of airfoils in a textbased xy plot format. These softwares are used for airfoil plotting, airfoil design and analysis, airfoil lift, drag and moment calculation, cl, cd, cm, clcd calculation at the quatercord point. You can send audio to multiple outputs around your house, all in sync, and with airfoil speakers, you can turn any computer into a remote audio output. Sep 16, 2014 foilsim is interactive simulation software that determines the airflow around various shapes of airfoils. Build your own ultralight airplane j3 kitten and cub plans. The software allows users to graphically display common. Hipps sportster ultralight aircraft, hipps sportster experimental aircraft, hipps sportster experimental light sport aircraft elsa, lightsport aircraft pilot news newsmagazine.
Click on the link below to download matching airfoil. The airfoil view panel shown below is a simulated view of a wing being tested in a wind tunnel with air moving past it from left to right. Extract zip to temporary folder and import in winfoil. The weight of the different modifications is around 185kg 410 lbs. I think the j3 kitten is an outstanding ultralight design. Designfoil naca airfoil coordinates airfoil design software. The only required input file is the set of coordinates defining the airfoil geometry, using the same format as xfoil, the popular vortexpanel code for airfoil analysis. Today, were thrilled to announce that airfoil 3 is now shipping. At any time, the student user may upgrade to full registration. For all practical purposes a model j 3 with a wing in the 4 to 6 ft wing span range will fly very well with most any airfoil that is close to a clark y flatbottomed. It combines a conformalmapping method for the design of airfoils with prescribed velocitydistribution characteristics, a panel method for the analysis of the potential flow about given airfoils, and an integral boundarylayer method. Airfoil details send to airfoil plotter add to comparison lednicer format dat file selig. The software is used to design wings or hydrofoils with finite spans, taper, twist, dihedral angles and sweep forward or backward.
A clearinghouse of free aircraft plans no pirate plans will be found here and no trading is allowed. Dat format airfoil data files available from airfoil databases on the web. The uiuc airfoil coordinates database contains a ton of airfoils in a textbased xy plot format. This will unzip two programs into a folder called speed on. The hipps sportster features a welded 4 chromoly fuselage and wood wing structure covered in standard aircraft covering material. Airfoil lets you send audio from different apps, such as itunes or quicktime player, to devices such as airport express, apple tv, iphone, and other computers on the local network.
It also provides the ability to print the design wing ribs, fuselage sides, wing and tail plans to any windows supported printer and export design components to dxf files for import into other cad programs such as autocad. The wing struts can stay mounted to the wing for storage. Explore 12 apps like airfoil, all suggested and ranked by the alternativeto user community. The airfoil design workshop is a unique piece of software designed for aircraft designers andor modelers who like to design and create their own aircraft plans. Taylor chose the lightly loaded usa35b airfoil for the e2, a design that. Recently ive been looking for information on jessie. The hipps superbirds family also includes some heavier models which fall into experimental homebuilt category. It features a two piece wing for easy transportation. We first started work on the newest version of our airport express extender airfoil over one year ago.
I found a used j3 kitten here, seems very well built, with a demaged left gear, vor a very reasonable price. Airfoil has always allowed you to send any audio to your airport express, but this update brings with it some major feature updates. Jun 12, 2014 the program includes a stall model for the airfoil, a model of the martian atmosphere, and the ability to specify a variety of fluids for lift comparisons. Weve just released airfoil 3 and it has a lot of great new features weve been hard at work on for over a year. Ive been a fan of jessie anglins designs for years. Airfoil satellite for windows is the current receiving and remote control application for airfoil. So join us on a tour of all the stuff thats been added in airfoil 3. The program includes a stall model for the airfoil, a model of the martian atmosphere.
This french company produces light sport aircraft and ultralight airplanes. The first thing youll notice when opening the download is this little app called airfoil speakers. The student version of aerofoil is available only to a user who registers via email from a valid educational mail address. Jan 17, 2018 a clearinghouse of free aircraft plans no pirate plans will be found here and no trading is allowed. The hipps superbirds j3 kitten and related designs are a family of singleengined, single seat, high wing conventional landing gearequipped aircraft available in kit form or as plans from hipps superbirds of saluda, north carolina. Parser ag04il ag04 drela ag04 airfoil max thickness 6. Dec 25, 2015 the j3 kitten sparked a movement toward a real airplane ultralight, it also sparked fights and breaking away into other designs of the same basic aircraft. Designfoil airfoil software tutorial for showing how the wing layout tool is used.
Click on the link below to download matching airfoil performance data. Tanarg 912 is a powerful flex wing aircraft with rotax 582 or rotax 912 engine. It replaces the older airfoil speakers for windows. Visualfoil quickly determines the airfoils for superior. Hipps superbirds j3 kitten is an ultralight part 103 compatible fixed wing aircraft. The j6 karatoo is on my build list and now have revisited the j3 kitten. The hipps superbirds j3 kitten and related designs are a family of singleengined, single seat, high wing conventional landing gearequipped aircraft available in kit form or as plans from hipps superbirds of saluda, north carolina the j3, j4 and reliant designs are intended to have empty weights under 254 lb 115 kg and fit into the us ultralight category. Airfoil for windows overview and full product specs on cnet.
Airfoil design and analysis software tool with builtin naca airfoil coordinate generators free demo available. Airfoil design workshop, a useful wing lofting utility. Hipps superbirds j 3 kitten is an ultralight part 103 compatible fixed wing aircraft. Learn all there is to know about airfoils with my updated free online airfoil primer at or. We are mountain flying here, 30 mile long 6 mile wide valley fort. The hipps superbirds j3 kitten and related designs are a family of singleengined, single seat, high wing conventional landing gearequipped aircraft available. I am restoring a j3 kitten, needs a whole new wing built. If you want to buld an aircraft join eaa and any discussion groups. The user can control the shape, size, and inclination of the airfoil and the atmospheric conditions in which the airfoil is flying.
Hipps sportster ultralight, experimental lightsport, amateur built aircraft. Our builtin antivirus checked this download and rated it as virus free. The plans are now being resurrected and will be distributed freely. If youre unfamiliar with airfoil, its our tool for playing audio from your computer to remote speakers anywhere on your network. Released to the public domain by the holder or the has lapsed or the holder is not defending the. The j3 kitten is a scale model of the very popular ultralight of the 80s. Airfoil details send to airfoil plotter add to comparison lednicer format dat file selig format dat file source dat file. Any help andor advice i can get from kitten flyers past or present would be greatly appreciated. The program includes a stall model for the airfoil, a model of the martian atmosphere, and the ability to specify a variety of fluids for lift comparisons. Starting with a seed airfoil, xoptfoil uses particle swarm, genetic algorithm and direct search methodologies to perturb the geometry and maximize performance.
The user selects a number of operating points over which to optimize, desired constraints, and. But well focus on j 3 here, because its ultralight. Until that time, all of the features are available. J 3 kitten aircraft plans, j 3 kitten experimental, amateur. Multisurface aerodynamics easily models complex wing geometries using multiple tapered surfaces up to 30. The j3 kitten is a 34 scale version of a piper cub. The airfoil shapes can be modified interactively within the program and saved as new airfoil data files.
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