Abstract
The trajectory of a paper airplane is dependent on its lift and drag performance and aerodynamic stability. Historically, darts were the perfect choice for distance competitions because of their excellent stability, but John Collins has changed this tradition with his incredible design, Susanne, by making a new distance record in 2012. In this paper, differences between this world record design and other typical paper airplanes are represented using typical models of a dart and glider since the wingspan of Susanne fits in between them. Solid models of these three airplanes are created with Solid Works and analyzed with ANSYS Fluent at different attack and sideslip angles. Finally, a comparison is made considering lift, drag, and aerodynamic stability. From the simulated results, it is observed that Susanne performed moderately in terms of lift and drag performance and yaw stability; however, it possesses the maximum amount of roll stability.
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