Aerial surveillance: a theoretical comparison study on remote controlled aircrafts

Abstract

The present paper evaluates different aeronautical characteristics from three general types of airplanes: tailless – also known as “flying wings”, conventional high wing aircraft and high aspect ratio aircrafts – powered gliders for their use on a small area survey – less than 10 km radius, and then proposes a comparison of flight performance and ease of transportation from home base to the study site. At first, the three-theoretical aircraft will be analyzed and compared. Actual regulations won’t be discussed as they constantly change from country to country and doesn’t affect any of the studied parameters. Then intangible characteristics such as ease of transportation and deployment were discussed.