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To understand the planform effects on low-Reynolds-number aerodynamic characteristics for micro air vehicles, various cambered thin plate wings were studied by numerical simulations based on Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes solutions with transition modeling. Six wing planforms, with the same wing aspect ratio and area, a positive camber at the quarter chord location, and a reflex camber near the trailing edge for longitudinal stability were selected for the study. They include a rectangular wing, four taped wings with the same taper ratio but different leading-edge sweeps, a Zimmerman wing, and an inverse-Zimmerman wing. For validation with available wind-tunnel experimental data, an investigation of a circular wing planform with a similarly cambered profile is also presented. The results show that the Zimmerman wing planform gives the best lift-to-drag ratio at the design condition, whereas the tapered wing with higher leading-edge sweep produces higher maximum lift. Flow separation and vortical flow str...

Planform Effects for Low-Reynolds-Number Thin Wings with Positive and Reflex Cambers