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The study builds a model aircraft with a tethered nose-mounted wind turbine, square wing geometry, specified airfoil sections, and defined mass, then evaluates aerodynamic performance using CFD. CFD-derived aerodynamic forces and loads are transferred to finite element analysis for structural verification. Results address overshoot in lift and drag, showing stabilization achieved within 0.2 s and maintained stability with forward center of gravity.","Wiley  \nThe Scientific World Journal  \nVolume 2025, Article ID 8814936, 22 pages [https://doi.org/10.1155/tswj/8814936](https://doi.org/10.1155/tswj/8814936)  \nResearch Article  \nDesign of Glider Airborne Wind Turbine  \nSalih N. Akour , Tareq Al-Soud , Rami Al-Balbeisi , Ali Al-Kabneh ,  \nand Wesam S. Akour  \nMechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan  \nCorrespondence should be addressed to Salih N. Akour; [akour@ju.edu.jo](akour@ju.edu.jo)  \nReceived 6 September 2024; Revised 9 July 2025; Accepted 10 September 2025  \nAcademic Editor: Kalyani Sen  \nCopyright © 2025 Salih N. Akour et al. The Scientific World Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.  \nProducing clean and renewable energy is the aim of many countries worldwide. Wind is one of the most vast renewable energy sources. High-quality wind is available at high altitudes. To harvest such energy, wind turbines should reach such high altitudes. An airborne wind turbine system is conceptually designed to harvest wind energy at relatively high altitudes regardless of location. A glider is designed to carry a small wind turbine mounted at its nose. The glider is connected to the ground through a tether and electric wires to transmit power from the flying generator to the ground station. The resulting model airplane has a square wing with a Selig high-lift, low-Reynolds-number airfoil section (S1223-il) and a wingspan of 2m. Tail airfoil sections are NASA airfoil 0012 . The total mass of the glider is 3.35kg. The aerodynamic design analysis is performed through CFD simulation. The forces and loads obtained from the CFD analysis are transferred to finite element software to perform structural analysis. Overshooting in lift and drag forces occurs in both cruise and nose-up flights. Such overshoot behavior is eliminated by the wind turbine rotation effect. The developed model meets the design objectives successfully, since both structural and CFD analyses show the aircraft's capability to carry the load. The CFD results prove that the glider is stable when the center of gravity is forward, and stability is achieved within 0.2s. When the wind turbine is installed, there is slight oscillation in the lift force, but stability is reached within the design target of 0.2s.  \n1. Introduction  \nAirborne wind energy (AWE) is the technology of generating energy using an airborne machine that transforms the kinetic energy of wind at high altitudes into electrical energy. Airborne wind energy systems (AWESs) fly in the air while connected by a tether and electrical cable to the ground, like kites or air balloons, rather than tower-based systems that are fixedin position and altitude. Thus, to exploit the relative velocity of the air relative to the ground, AWESs are mechanically connected to the ground using tethers that provide anchorage against wind motion. Usually, tethers are connected to aground station. Compared to tower-based wind turbines, AWESs can collect wind power from high altitudes. 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The maximum kinetic power that can be extracted from the wind near the ground surface using a tower-based wind turbine is around 400TW, compared to 1800TW for an AWES operating in the higher atmospheric layers [10] .  \nAWESs typically consist of two main parts: a ground unit and a flying unit that are connected mechanically and electr","cbCailjXK24X8ofZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailjXK24X8ofZ","pdf",4584532,22,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n## Airborne wind energy overview\n## System categories and glider approach\n## Purpose and scope of this work","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the glider airborne wind turbine design in this paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper documents the conceptual and preliminary design of a glider aircraft for a fly-generator airborne wind energy (AWE) system, aiming to harness wind at high altitudes and evaluate both aerodynamic and structural performance.\"},{\"question\":\"How are aerodynamic and structural analyses performed?\",\"answer\":\"Aerodynamic design analysis is carried out using CFD simulation, and the resulting forces and loads are then transferred to finite element software for structural analysis.\"},{\"question\":\"What stability results does the study report?\",\"answer\":\"The CFD results indicate that the glider is stable when the center of gravity is forward, with stability achieved within 0.2 s. 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