Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 86 Issue 6

Opportunities and challenges for distributed propulsion and boundary layer ingestion

The performance benefits of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) in the case of air vehicles powered by distributed propulsors have been documented and explored extensively by numerous…

Development challenges of distributive propulsion systems for advanced aeroplanes

– This paper aims to consider main challenges of development of advanced architectures of propulsion systems, i.e. distributed propulsion systems (DPS).

Conceptual investigation of a propulsive fuselage aircraft layout

The purpose of this paper is the multi-disciplinary conceptual investigation of a propulsive fuselage (PF) aircraft layout allowing for new performance synergies through closely…

Computational design of S-Duct intakes for distributed propulsion

– The purpose of this paper is to identify efficient methods and tools for the design of distributed propulsion architectures.

Wing shaping concepts using distributed propulsion

The purpose of this research is to explore innovative aircraft concepts that use flexible wings and distributed propulsion to significantly reduce fuel burn of future transport…

A hybrid engine concept for multi-fuel blended wing body

– The purpose of this paper is to present a novel hybrid engine concept for a multi-fuel blended wing body (MFBWB) aircraft and assess the performance of this engine concept.

Efficiency assessment of HPS for advanced airliners using different fuels

The purpose of the conducted investigations is assessment of performance improvement of hybrid gas-turbine engine (HGTE) based on solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) using cheaper and…

Implications of distribution voltage configuration on TeDP electrical systems

This article is aims to inform aircraft propulsion system designers of the implications which fundamental power distribution design assumptions have on the effectiveness and…

Power and protection considerations for TeDP microgrid systems

The purpose of this paper is to highlight and discuss the unique safety and protection requirements for the electrical microgrid system in a turboelectric distributed propulsion…

Superconducting electric power systems for hybrid electric aircraft

The purpose of this paper is to describe the necessity for the use of fully superconducting electrical power systems (SEPS) in future hybrid electric aircraft which facilitates…

Challenges and opportunities for electric aircraft thermal management

The purpose of this article is to provide an outline of the challenges of thermal management for more-electric, hybrid-electric and all-electric aircraft, and to notionally…

Pre-design strategies and sizing techniques for dual-energy aircraft

The aim of this study was to first establish foundational algebraic expressions that parametrically describe any advanced dual-energy storage–propulsion–power system (DESPPS) and…

Turbo-electric distributed propulsion – opportunities, benefits and challenges

With the predicted rise in air traffic, a growing need exists to make the aviation industry more environmentally sustainable in the long-term future. Research has shown that the…

A review of hybrid-electric energy management and its inclusion in vehicle sizing

The purpose of this study is to examine state-of-the-art in hybrid-electric propulsion system modeling and suggest new methodologies for sizing such advanced concepts. Many…

Turboelectric distributed propulsion benefits on the N3-X vehicle

– The purpose of this article is to present a summary of recent study results on a turboelectric distributed propulsion vehicle concept named N3-X.

Airframe integration for an LH2 hybrid-electric propulsion system

The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the challenges associated with the integration of an LH2-fuelled advanced hybrid-electric distributed propulsion system with the…

Integrated fuel-battery hybrid for a narrow-body sized transport aircraft

The aim of this paper is to assess the potential of fuel-battery hybrid narrow-body (180PAX) transport aircraft according to different design ranges for an entry-into-service…

Comprehensive approach to comparative efficiency evaluation of HPS for helicopters

– The purpose of the work is to carry out analysis of the possibilities and estimation of electric drive efficiency for rotors of helicopter propulsion systems (PS).

Terminal area operations for hybrid electric distributed propulsion

This paper aims to create a terminal area operations (TAO) analysis software that can accurately appreciate the nuances of hybrid electric distributed propulsion (HEDP), including…

Cost-based flight technique optimization for hybrid energy aircraft

The aim of the paper is to establish the COst-Specific Air Range (COSAR) as a new figure-of-merit based on the cost of energy to optimise the flight profile of a hybrid energy…

Special issue devoted to distributed propulsion and hybrid-energy propulsion and power systems