Special issue devoted to 2nd EASN Workshop on Flight Physics and Propulsion

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Panidis, T. (2014), "Special issue devoted to 2nd EASN Workshop on Flight Physics and Propulsion", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 86 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-03-2014-0028

Special issue devoted to 2nd EASN Workshop on Flight Physics and Propulsion

Article Type: Editorial From: Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal, Volume 86, Issue 3

Dear reader:

It is my pleasure to present this special issue of the Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology (AEAT, Vol. 86 No. 3), dedicated to the 2nd EASN Workshop on Flight Physics and Propulsion. The workshop was efficiently organized by the EASN Association in collaboration with the Czech Aerospace Research and Test Establishment, VZLU, from October 31 to November 2, 2012, in Prague, with support from my co-chairmen Dr Ing. Zdeněk Pátek and late Prof. Chris Wilson, who unfortunately left us so early.

Following the EASN policy on knowledge and innovation dissemination activities, the workshop hosted individual technical and fundamental research presentations as well as advancements of ongoing research projects on flight physics and propulsion, providing also a forum for the development of innovative ideas for future research. Highlights included several plenary lectures related to European research by EC Officer Dr Dietrich Knoertzer, academia representatives and aeronautics stakeholders such as Rolls-Royce, MTU, Alenia Aermacchi and Clean Sky JU.

From the numerous interesting contributions to the workshop, the following 11 submitted papers were accepted for publication in this special issue of AEAT, after peer review:

1. Goraj, Z. “Flight dynamics models used in different national and international projects”.

2. Wang, W., Siouris, S. and Qin, N. “Hybrid RANS-LES for active flow control”.

3. Rohacs, J. and Rohacs, D. “The potential application method of magnetic levitation technology – as a ground-based power – to assist the aircraft take-off and landing processes”.

4. De filippis, l., Guglieri, G. and Quagliotti, F. “A novel approach for trajectory tracking of UAVs”.

5. Pavelko, I., Pavelko, V., Kuznetsov, S. and Ozolinsh, I. “Bolt-Joint structural health monitoring by method of electromechanical impedance”.

6. Tuncer, O. and Kaynaroglu, B. “Experimental and numerical investigation of a swirl stabilized premixed methane/air flame”.

7. Žižkovský, N., Pelant, J. and Kyncl, M. “Propeller disk presented by distribution of velocities”.

8. Goetzendorf-Grabowski, T. “Formulation of the optimization problem for engine mount design – tractor propeller case”.

9. Majka, A. “Multiple objective optimization of the power unit for a very light jet”.

10. Łapka, P., Seredyński, M., Furmański, P., Dziubiński, A. and Banaszek, J. “Simplified thermo-fluid model of an engine cowling in a small airplane”.

11. Stalewski, W. and Żółtak, J. “The preliminary design of the air-intake system and the nacelle in the small aircraft-engine integration process”.

The quality of this issue is primarily based on the contributions of all authors, to whom I am grateful for their valuable work. Further, I would like to express my appreciation to the reviewers for their insightful evaluation and suggestions, which contributed directly to improve the technical content of the papers. Finally, thanks are due to Dr Askin T. Isikveren, the Editor-in-Chief of AEAT, for his consensus and support in preparing this special issue.

Let me also take the opportunity to draw your attention to the fourth in the series of EASN annual specialized workshops, to be held between October 27 and 29, 2014, in Aachen, Germany, at the premises of RWTH Aachen University, focusing this year on Flight Physics and Aircraft Design.

Hoping that you will find interesting reading in this special issue.

Thrassos Panidis