In Autowing the results of years of Russian and Western experience with WIG craft and hydrofoil design, testing and operation have been combined into an easy-to-use design and analysis tool for engineers, students and scientists. Autowing is a powerful and efficient software package for calculating aerodynamic and hydrodynamic characteristics of WIG craft and hydrofoil boats which can save you a lot of time and money in the preliminary design stage.

Autowings unique features include:

• Numerical analysis of steady and unsteady aerodynamics of WIG craft taking the peculiarities of ground effect aerodynamics into account.
• Numerical investigation of hydrofoils and a planing surfaces moving in the wave- and vortex wake of a hydrofoil at arbitrary Froude numbers.
• Analysis of the longitudinal stability of both 2D airfoils and 3D configurations.
• Integration of aero- and hydrodynamics enables prediction of take-off and landing of WIG craft, even with hydrofoils.
• Built-in airfoil design capabilities.
• Visualization of the results and export facilities to office software.
• Reference manual in the form of a comprehensive on-line help system.
• Efficient 32 bit code that has been validated with both wind-tunnel test results and full scale WIG vehicle test results.
• User-friendly graphical user interface for Windows 95 and NT including display and printing of pressure distributions and boundary layer thickness and for hydrofoils also the wave pattern and vortex wake.

Autowings code has been thoroughly tested and provides accurate, verifiable results, therefore Autowing is also suitable for educational purposes. Especially its 2D and 3D graphics quickly give an intuitive understanding of hydro-and aerodynamic processes through visualization of results and input data.
Since Autowing not only permits the investigation of simplified model problems but also full WIG craft or hydrofoil boat configurations it is also an excellent preliminary design tool for engineers, which enables them to shorten development time significantly. Especially Autowings ability to calculate unsteady characteristics and the crafts trajectory with controlled surfaces proves a valuable tool which minimises the chance for unpleasant surprises in full scale tests.

We can help you to use Autowing effectively - from installation to tackling your most difficult problems.