The Effect of Bank Angle on the Performance of the Aircraft in Completing the Figure of Eight Trajectory

In the past few years, UAVs have rapid development in many fields. UAV is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with no flight crew. UAV is controlled by the pilot if in manual mode and will be switched to GCS or Ground Control Station if in auto mode. In studying a UAV, it is necessary to know that a UAV is also an aircraft and has the aircraft’s behavior. The working fluid in the aircraft also takes a role in UAVs. This paper will discuss the effect of the bank angle on UAVs mainly in the figure of eight trajectories. The figure of eight trajectories is selected to find out the endurance of the UAV according to the high load factor when making a sharp turn on the track and also to observe the result of the turn radius. © 2024 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.