Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 88 Issue 4

Hybrid optimization approach for rapid endo-atmospheric ascent trajectory planning

Panxing Huang, Changzhu Wei, Yuanbei Gu, Naigang Cui

The purpose of this paper is to propose a hybrid optimization approach with high level of solving precision and efficiency for endo-atmospheric ascent trajectory planning of…

Rocket rotating detonation engine flight demonstrator

Adam Okninski, Jan Kindracki, Piotr Wolanski

Today’s modern liquid propellant rocket engines have a very complicated structure. They cannot be arbitrarily downsized, ensuring efficient propellants’ mixing and combustion…

Prediction of residual stresses in resistance spot weld

Davood Afshari, M. Sedighi, M.R. Karimi, Z. Barsoum

The purpose of this paper is to predict residual stresses in resistance spot weld of 2 mm thick aluminum 6061-T6 sheets. The joint use of finite element analysis and artificial…

Fuel spray characteristics investigation in LPP combustor

Yingwen Yan, Yajun Wang, Yuanhao Deng, Jinghua Li

This paper aims to get an in-depth understanding of the fuel spray characteristics to further improve the emission performance of a lean premixed prevaporized (LPP) combustor with…

Variable structure tracking control for flexible spacecraft

Dong Ye, Zhaowei Sun

This paper aims to present a three-axis attitude tracking control law to solve the attitude maneuver of a flexible satellite in the presence of parameter uncertainties and…

Optimal planetary rendezvous with an electric sail

Mingying Huo, Giovanni Mengali, Alessandro A. Quarta

The aim of this paper is to discuss E-sail-based missions (E-sail – electric solar wind sail) towards Venus and Mars. The analysis takes into account the real three-dimensional…

Commuter aircraft aerodynamic characteristics through wind tunnel tests

Fabrizio Nicolosi, Salvatore Corcione, Pierluigi Della Vecchia

This paper aims to deal with the experimental estimation of both longitudinal- and lateral-directional aerodynamic characteristics of a new twin-engine, 11-seat commuter aircraft.

Modeling of aircraft fire suppression system by the lumped parameter approach

Fabio Yukio Kurokawa, Claudia Regina de Andrade, Edson Luiz Zaparoli

This paper aims to determine the halon concentration time-evolution inside an aircraft cargo compartment to design fire extinguishing systems.

A comparison of post-stall models extended for propeller performance prediction

João Morgado, Miguel A.R. Silvestre, José C. Páscoa

The purpose of the paper is to analyse different post-stall models, originally developed for use in wind turbine codes, and extend their use to the propeller performance…

Parameter’s sensitivity analysis and design optimization of solar-powered airplanes

Xiongfeng Zhu, Zheng Guo, Zhongxi Hou, Xianzhong Gao, Juntao Zhang

The purpose of this study is to present a methodology for parameters’ sensitivity analysis of solar-powered airplanes.

Conceptual design of a nonplanar wing airliner

Jaime Garcia-Benitez, Cristina Cuerno-Rejado, Rafael Gomez-Blanco

This paper aims to compare three closed non-planar wing configurations with a reference conventional wing-plus-horizontal tail aircraft, considering structural aspects, weights…

Data acquisition system for PW-6U in flight boundary layer mapping

Pawel Rzucidlo, Grzegorz Henryk Kopecki, Klaus deGroot, Anna Kucaba-Pietal, Robert Smusz, Mariusz Szewczyk, Marek Szumski

This paper aims to describe an idea for an integration process and tests of flight parameters measurement system, which supports infrared thermography (IRT) boundary layer mapping.

A comparative analysis between helicopter and seaplane for passenger transport

Francesco Castelluccio, Luigi Maritano, Salvatore Amoroso, Marco Migliore

This study aims to develop a methodology to compare the feasibility of helicopter and seaplane regular transport of passengers towards destinations across a remote regional…