Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 90 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Richard Degenhardt, Leslie J. Cohen

Qualitative research on AZ31 magnesium alloy aircraft brackets with a triangular rib produced by a new forging method

Anna Dziubinska, Andrzej Gontarz, Ireneusz Zagórski

The purpose of this study is to report results of the qualitative assessment of AZ31 aircraft brackets with a triangular rib produced by a new forging method with respect to their…

Study of low-cycle fatigue of glass-hybrid laminates

Krzysztof Majerski, Barbara Surowska, Jaroslaw Bienias, Jaroslaw Szusta

The purpose of this study is to investigate the results of reinforcing fibre metal laminates with glass fibres under low-cycle fatigue conditions in a limited number of cycles.

Temperature measurements in the cutting zone, mass, chip fragmentation and analysis of chip metallography images during AZ31 and AZ91HP magnesium alloy milling

Ireneusz Zagórski, Jozef Kuczmaszewski

This paper presents the results of mean unit weight of chips and their time to ignition measured on a test stand specially designed for this purpose. In addition, the temperature…

Forming of thin-walled profiles made of FML in autoclave process

Patryk Adam Jakubczak, Jaroslaw Bienias, Radoslaw Mania, Krzysztof Majerski

The purpose of the study was to develop the forming methodology for FML laminates with complex shapes, based on aluminium and epoxy-glass composite.

Analysis of deburring effectiveness and surface layer properties around edges of workpieces made of 7075 aluminium alloy

Jakub Matuszak, Kazimierz Zaleski

This paper aims to present a comprehensive analysis of deburring effectiveness and surface layer properties after deburring process by wire brushing from milled 7075 aluminium…

Design of inoffensive sUAS for humanitarian missions

Laura Novaro Mascarello, Fulvia Quagliotti

The purpose of this study is to define configuration requirements needed to define “harmless” small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) by taking into account mathematical models and…

An invariant-based performance-oriented procedure for preliminary design of composite structures

Francesco Danzi, Giacomo Frulla, Giulio Romeo

This paper aims to present a systematic performance-oriented procedure to predict structural responses of composite layered structures. The procedure has a direct application in…

Lumped parameter modelling for the thermal analysis of the launch vehicle Vega C

Mattia Olivero, Matteo Ferrai, Piero Pantaleone, Ivan Perkovic, Antonella D’Amato, David Moroni, Pierluigi Perugini, Matteo Tirelli

This activity dealt with the thermal analysis of the launch vehicle Vega C through a lumped parameter model. The Vega C is the upgrade of the actual launch vehicle Vega within the…

A study of a new screw press forging process for producing aircraft drop forgings made of magnesium alloy AZ61A

Andrzej Gontarz, Krzysztof Drozdowski, Anna Dziubinska, Grzegorz Winiarski

The aim of this study is to develop a die forging process for producing aircraft components made of magnesium alloy AZ61A using a screw press.

Overview of green quad bubble business jet aerodynamic configuration design

Harijono Djojodihardjo

The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibilities of introducing a number of visionary and pioneering ideas and upcoming enabling technologies for a conceptual and…