Examples

Runnable example scripts demonstrating how to use Ptera Software. Each page shows the full source of one script from the examples/ directory.

Solvers

• Steady Horseshoe VLM Solver
• Steady Ring VLM Solver
• Steady Ring VLM Solver with a Non-Trapezoidal Wing
• Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with Static Geometry
• Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with Variable Geometry (Flapping Wings)
• Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with Multiple Airplanes
• Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with Ground Effect
• Aeroelastic Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with First-Order Deformation
• Aeroelastic Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with First-Order Deformation Plotting
• Aeroelastic Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with First-Order Deformation of Mixed Wings
• Free Flight Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with a Glider
• Free Flight Unsteady Ring VLM Solver with a Flapping Wing

Convergence

• Steady Solver Convergence Testing
• Unsteady Solver Convergence Testing with Static Geometry
• Unsteady Solver Convergence Testing with Variable Geometry

Trim

• Steady Solver Trim Analysis
• Unsteady Solver Trim Analysis