⚡ Ion Wind Aircraft Simulator

Project Icarus — Physics-Based Feasibility Analysis
⚙ Aircraft Parameters
Wingspan 300 mm
Chord Length 80 mm
Electrode Length 250 mm
Voltage 40 kV
Electrode Gap 25 mm
⚠ 20-40mm recommended to avoid arcing
Altitude 0 m
Total Weight 200 g
Physics Model
Electrode Type
Ion Mobility (µ) 1.40e-4 m²/V·s
Emitter Radius 0.125 mm
👁 Geometry Preview
Wingspan: 300 mm  |  Chord: 80 mm  |  AR: 3.75
📐 Scale Comparison
Logarithmic scale — reference aircraft
📊 Simulation Results
Wing Area (S) 0.024 m²
Aspect Ratio (AR) —
Air Density (ρ) 1.225 kg/m³
Thrust
Thrust (Empirical) — mN
Thrust (Vaddi) — mN
Thrust (smooth) — mN
Thrust (sawtooth) — mN
Empirical: fitted to MIT/WPI data. Vaddi: physics-first principles.
Discrepancy is expected — real data will calibrate.
Drag at Cruise
Parasitic Drag — mN
Induced Drag — mN
Total Drag — mN
Flight Envelope
Cruise Velocity — m/s
T/W Ratio —
Glide Ratio (L/D) —
CALCULATING