A Technique for Testing and Evaluation of Aircraft Flight Performance During Early Design Phases

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Y. Burdun ◽  
Dimitri N. Mavris
Keyword(s):  
Flight Performance ◽  
Early Design ◽  
Aircraft Flight ◽  
Testing And Evaluation

scholarly journals Variable cant angle winglets for improvement of aircraft flight performance

Meccanica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1917-1947
Author(s):  
J. E. Guerrero ◽  
M. Sanguineti ◽  
K. Wittkowski
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Flight Performance ◽  
Sweep Angle ◽  
Aircraft Flight ◽  
Induced Drag ◽  
Aircraft Performance

Abstract Traditional winglets are designed as fixed devices attached at the tips of the wings. The primary purpose of the winglets is to reduce the lift-induced drag, therefore improving aircraft performance and fuel efficiency. However, because winglets are fixed surfaces, they cannot be used to control lift-induced drag reductions or to obtain the largest lift-induced drag reductions at different flight conditions (take-off, climb, cruise, loitering, descent, approach, landing, and so on). In this work, we propose the use of variable cant angle winglets which could potentially allow aircraft to get the best all-around performance (in terms of lift-induced drag reduction), at different flight phases. By using computational fluid dynamics, we study the influence of the winglet cant angle and sweep angle on the performance of a benchmark wing at Mach numbers of 0.3 and 0.8395. The results obtained demonstrate that by adjusting the cant angle, the aerodynamic performance can be improved at different flight conditions.

The effects of changing passenger weight on aircraft flight performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 41-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien J. Melis ◽  
Jose M. Silva ◽  
Miguel A. Silvestre ◽  
Richard Yeun
Keyword(s):  
Flight Performance ◽  
Aircraft Flight

scholarly journals Variable Cant Angle Winglets for Improvement of Aircraft Flight Performance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Guerrero ◽  
Kevin Wittkowski ◽  
Marco Sanguineti
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Flight Performance ◽  
Sweep Angle ◽  
Aircraft Flight ◽  
Induced Drag ◽  
Aircraft Performance

Traditional winglets are designed as fixed devices attached at the tips of the wings. The primary purpose of the winglets is to reduce the lift-induced drag, therefore improving aircraft performance and fuel efficiency. However, because winglets are fixed surfaces, they cannot be used to control lift-induced drag reductions or to obtain the largest lift-induced drag reductions at different flight conditions (take-off, climb, cruise, loitering, descent, approach, landing, and so on). In this work, we propose the use of variable cant angle winglets which could potentially allow aircraft to get the best all-around performance (in terms of lift-induced drag reduction), at different flight phases. By using computational fluid dynamics, we study the influence of the winglet cant angle and sweep angle on the performance of a benchmark wing at Mach numbers of 0.3 and 0.8395. The results obtained demonstrate that by adjusting the cant angle, the aerodynamic performance can be improved at different flight conditions.

A Flight Evaluating System Using Flight Gear

2013 ◽  
Vol 347-350 ◽  
pp. 891-894
Author(s):  
Hua Min Zhang ◽  
Li Li
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Flight Performance ◽  
Flight Data ◽  
The Real ◽  
Aircraft Flight ◽  
Ground Station ◽  
Flight Parameters

This paper describes a system for evaluating flight of fixed-wing aircraft. During the flight of an aircraft, flight parameters are obtained and transmitted to the ground station by means of wireless communication. These flight data are received by the ground station and are calculated so as to get the input of flight gear, by internet interfaces flight gear can simulate the real-time state of the aircraft on the ground. The system can be used to evaluate the flight performance of a fixed-wing aircraft.

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