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Yousef Gharbia, Javad Farrokhi Derakhshandeh, Md. Mahbub Alam and A. M. Amer
Wingtip vortices generated from aircraft wingtips, as a result of the pressure differential at the wingtip, constitute a major component of the total drag force, especially during take-off and landing. In addition to the drag issue, these vortices also p...
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Brian Steenwijk and Pablo Druetta
This work provides a comprehensive overview of various aspects of airfoil CFD simulations. The airflow around a 2D NACA 0012 airfoil at various angles of attack is simulated using the RANS SST turbulent flow model and compared to experimental data. The a...
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Anatolii Kretov and Dmytro Tiniakov
The application of the wings with a high aspect ratio for future-oriented transport category aircraft is being considered. Such a solution makes it possible to increase fuel efficiency by reducing induced drag. This goal is achieved by increasing the win...
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Rafic M. Ajaj, Erick I. Saavedra Flores, Mohammadreza Amoozgar and Jonathan E. Cooper
This paper presents a parametric study on the aeroelasticity of cantilever wings equipped with Flared Hinge Folding Wingtips (FHFWTs). The finite element method is utilized to develop a computational, low-fidelity aeroelastic model. The wing structure is...
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Dongxu Liu, Changchuan Xie, Guanxin Hong and Chao An
In this paper, multibody dynamic modeling and a simulation method for the wingtip-jointing process of a new-concept composite aircraft system are investigated. When the wingtips of two aircraft are jointed, the resultant wingtip-jointed aircraft is regar...
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Setyo Hariyadi,Sutardi Sutardi,Wawan Aries Widodo,Bambang Juni Pitoyo
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The perfect wing is a dream that many airplanes has manufactured have been striving to achieve since the beginning of the airplane design. There are some aspect that most influence in aircraft design lift, drag, thrust, and weight. The combination of the...
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Gaétan Dussart, Sezsy Yusuf and Mudassir Lone
Wingtip folding is a means by which an aircraft?s wingspan can be extended, allowing designers to take advantage of the associated reduction in induced drag. This type of device can provide other benefits if used in flight, such as flight control and loa...
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Josh Mills and Rafic Ajaj
This paper presents an experimental investigation on using FOLDing wingtips sERving as cONtrol effectorS (FOLDERONS) for a mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). A representative off-the-shelf mini-UAV with a conventional configuration was selected. The mai...
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Pericles Panagiotou, George Ioannidis, Ioannis Tzivinikos and Kyros Yakinthos
An experimental investigation of the wake of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) model using flow visualization techniques and a 3D Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA) system is presented in this work. Emphasis is given on the flow field at the wingtip and the i...
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