Drag Reduction Through Distributed Electric Propulsion

By Alex M. Stoll, J. Bevirt, M. Moore, W. Fredericks, N. Borer. 2014

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A Review of Distributed Electric Propulsion Concepts for Air Vehicle Technology (2018, methodology): “One implementation of this effect was utilized in the design of the X-57 aircraft, where an array of leading-edge mounted propellers are used during takeoff and landing to increase the dynamic pressure over the wing and therefore drastically reduce the required wing area, allowing an efficient sizin”
Performance Metrics Required of Next-Generation Batteries to Electrify Commercial Aircraft (2020, background): “…electri ﬁ cation of aircraft opens new architectures for improving e ﬃ ciency such as distributed electric propulsion, which can increase the lift − drag ratio and decrease the weight of the propulsion system, 6,7 and boundary layer ingestion, which can increase propulsive e ﬃ ciency by 8 − 10%.”