Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 82 Issue 4

Improving future air traffic punctuality: “pinch‐and‐pull” target windows

Fan Han, W B.L., Stephen Gaukrodger

Recent studies concerning future air transport systems propose an operational model based on contract‐based air transportation system concepts, which impose 4D (spatial and time…

Investigation on propulsion of flapping wing with modified pitch motion

Tiauw Hiong Go, Wang Hao

With possible practical application in a micro aerial vehicle (MAV), propulsion characteristics of a flapping wing with modified pitch motion are investigated both theoretically…

Unsteady wake measurements behind an airfoil and prediction of dynamic stall from the wake

Hamed Sadeghi, Mahmoud Mani, S.M. Hossein Karimian

The primary purpose of this paper is to investigate the characteristics of the unsteady flow field in the wake of Eppler‐361 airfoil undergoing harmonic pitch oscillation in both…

Correlation of helicopter rotor aeroelastic response with HART‐II wind tunnel test data

A. Arun Kumar, S.R. Viswamurthy, R. Ganguli

This paper aims to validate a comprehensive aeroelastic analysis for a helicopter rotor with the higher harmonic control aeroacoustic rotor test (HART‐II) wind tunnel test data.

Structural design and test capability of an integrated stiffened CFRP panel

Fulvio Romano, Josè Fiori, Umberto Mercurio

This paper's aim is to focus on the design, manufacture and test of a stiffened panel in composite material with integrated longitudinal foam‐filled stiffeners, spar and rib caps…

Environmental stability of GFRP laminated composites: an emphasis on mechanical behaviour

G. Mishra, S.R. Mohapatra, P.R. Behera, B. Dash, U.K. Mohanty, B.C. Ray

The main objective of this experimental investigation is to assess the effect of thermal and cryogenic treatment on hygrothermally conditioned glass fibre reinforced epoxy matrix…