Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 84 Issue 1

Aerodynamic investigation on tiltable endplate for WIG craft

Yang Wei, Yang Zhigang

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the aerodynamics of wing in ground effect with tiltable endplates for a new type wing‐in‐ground effect (WIG) craft.

Fuzzy approach for uncertainty analysis of thin walled composite beams

Prashant M. Pawar, Sung Nam Jung, Babruvahan P. Ronge

The purpose of this paper is to develop an analytical approach to evaluate the influence of material uncertainties on cross‐sectional stiffness properties of thin walled composite…

Formulas for the fuel of climbing propeller driven airplanes

Gilles Labonté

The purpose of this paper is to derive and solve equations for the fuel required by internal combustion engine airplanes on trajectories with a constant rate of climb or descent…

Simultaneous arrival of multiple UAVs under imperfect communication

Iftikhar H. Makhdoom, Qin Shi‐Yin

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new algorithm for in‐mission trajectories and speed adjustment of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) participating in a mission…

Head‐tilt and pilot fatigue measured by flight simulation

Harold Zallen, John E. Cochran, Judith Ann Bailey

The purpose of this paper is to define and determine quantifiable measurements for head‐tilt and pilot fatigue by detecting and measuring the six degrees of freedom (6DOF) head…

Nonlinear trajectory control of a flapping‐wing micro aerial vehicle

Esmaeel Khanmirza, Aghil Yousefi‐Koma, Bahram Tarvirdizadeh

The purpose of this paper is to develop a nonlinear control system for flight trajectory control of flapping Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs), subjected to wind.

Editorial

Askin T. Isikveren