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MultiSurface Solutions!
Winglet drag reduction. Watch now.
Find the best airfoil. Watch now.
Easily model complex wings. Watch now.
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Keel & rudder analysis. Watch now.
3-DOF trajectory tool. Compute motion in z,y, & z directions based on lift, drag & sideforce. Watch now.

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Easy-to-Use Wing Analysis and Design Software
The accurate computation of lift and drag (in particular) is a time consuming task for most three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) pacakges. MultiSurface Aerodynamics solves this problem using a novel method developed by Patrick Hanley, Ph.D. to accurately analyze wings in a matter of seconds on an ordinary computer running under the Windows XP/Vista operating system. The software computes three-dimensional lift, profile drag, induced drag, stability derivatives, moments and stall angle of attack for a system of complex wing shapes. It is the ideal tool for the aerodynamics conceptual design and analysis of aircraft wings, sailboat keels & rudders, race car spoilers and other aerodynamic surfaces.  

Features of MultiSurface Aerodynamics include:

  • Analysis of any wing shape or wing combination. This includes wing with sweep, twist, dihedral and winglets. MSA can determine drag reduction due to your unique winglets and airfoil cross sectional designs.
  • Determination of the load (payload) capacity of your design. MSA computes lift, maximum lift (a unique feature), side-force, drag (vortex & profile) and moments computations for user-defined wing combinations in both air & water.
  • Is your design stable in roll, pitch or yaw? Does a cross wind affect stability? MSA can be used to compute the static stability derivatievs to assess the behavior of  your design. 
  • Computation of the wing lift distribution and induced angle of attack distribution for your structural database.
  • Computation of the flight trajectory of your aircraft in 3-dimensional space and time. 
  • It also includes a built-in stand-alone airfoil analysis tool that computes Cl, Cd & Cm for general airfoil shapes.

Accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Solvers
MultiSurface Aerodynamics uses a vortex-lattice method (based on vortex rings) to provide an ideal trade-off between accuracy and speed for 3D analysis; a linear strength vortex panel methods for airfoil analysis; a novel solution of the ordinary differential equation form of the boundary layer equation for computing profile drag. Click here for more features.

Applications
Airfoil & Wing Analysis. Read more.
Airplane Wing/Body Analysis. Read more.
Hydrofoil Analysis. Read more.
Light Sport Airplane Design. Read more.
Sailboat Appendage Analysis. Read more.
Paraglider Analysis. Read more.
Race Car Wings. Read more.
UAV Aerodynamic Analysis. Read more.

Educational Use
Introduce engaging experiments, design content & capstone projects into your lectures & labs. Read more.

Support and Upgrades
We provide free technical support and upgrades for up to one year after purchase for our perpetual license packages.  The leased versions of the software can be obtained by CD and from our site  within 24 hours after they are updated. Please signup for our newsletter to learn about product news, updates and discounts. Click here to signup.

Computer Requirements
MultiSurface Aerodynamics requires a PC running Windows 95 or Later and a connection to the internet. Accesses to the internet for authentication purposes only and is not necessary after a sucessful login.

How to Purchase

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3 Months License*(Single User)

$995

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Annual License* (Single User)

$2,995

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* The Leased & Floating Perpetual Versions require an internet connection to access the software. The lease period starts after the second (2nd) access of the software.  Users can use the software on any internet connected PC running Windows 95 or later (Windows XP preferred).
Telephone Your Orders: Please call us at (352) 687-4466 to place your credit card order by telephone.  We can provide you with a download URL & password after the transaction is processed.
Fax Your Orders: Please click here to fax your order. (.pdf order form)

Contact Us
Find out how MultiSurface Aerodynamics can be used to quickly design products to your exact specifications. Please click here to send us information about your project and find out more information about Multisurface.


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