Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 90 Issue 7

Guest editorial

Professor Zdobyslaw Jan Goraj

Assessing the sustainability of biofuel production from camelina in Spain, results of the ITAKA project – analysis of GHG emissions

Mélanie Guittet, Massimiliano Capezzali, Gonzalo Hernando, Yuri Herreras

With the rapid growth and increased consumption of biofuels worldwide, and the multitude of policy decisions supporting this expansion, growing concerns about the biofuels…

Single engine turboprop aeroplane class in small air transport

Jerzy Bakunowicz

This paper aims to present the analysis of introduction of single engine turbo-prop aeroplane class in terms of certification specifications and flight crew licensing regulations.

Nanostructured copper-carbon nanotubes composites for aircraft applications

Isabel Graça, Tomás Seixas, Alberto C. Ferro, Mafalda Guedes

The reliable performance of critical components working under extreme conditions is paramount to the safe operation of aircraft, and material selection is critical. Copper alloys…

Aerodynamics of plunging airfoil in wind gust

Arpan Das, Shaligram Tiwari

Growing application of micro aerial vehicle (MAV) sets in demand for accurate computations of low Reynolds number flows past their wings. The purpose of this study is to…

Evaluation of discontinuities in friction stir welds of aluminum matrix composites

Cindy Estefanía Morales, Argelia Fabiola Miranda, Gladys Yerania Pérez, Eduardo Hurtado

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the welding quality of the friction stir joints of Al-SiC with diverse shape of pin geometry tools.

Simless GSM positioning for navigation in GPS-denied environments

Inmaculada Soldado Serrano, José García Doblado, Ignazio Federico Finazzi, María Ángeles Martín Prats

Until now, air navigation systems have mainly relied on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) on the worldwide spread global positioning system. However, the so-called…

Aerodynamic and structural design for the development of a MALE UAV

Pericles Panagiotou, Efstratios Giannakis, Georgios Savaidis, Kyros Yakinthos

The purpose of this paper is to present the preliminary design of a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), focusing on the interaction between the…

Reducing the thermal influence of a bleed pipe near a composite fuel tank wall

S. Marie Moghadasi, Albert J. de Wit, Fabio Chiacchio

The purpose of this paper is to determine thermal behaviour of wing fuel tank wall via heating by external heat sources.

Aircraft piston engines on-condition exploitation

Pawel Jan Glowacki

Currently, in many countries, aviation safety regulations allow piston engines exploitation above Time Between Overhaul (TBO) recommended by manufacturers. Upon fulfillment of…

Solid rocket motor design using a surrogate model

Ceyhun Tola, Melike Nikbay

This study aims to determine the relationship between sectional geometric parameters of a slotted solid rocket propellant on structural integrity and internal ballistic…

Knowledge-based aircraft fuel system integration

Raghu Chaitanya Munjulury, Ingo Staack, Adrián Sabaté López, Petter Krus

This paper aims to present a knowledge-based fuel system, implementation and application, oriented towards its use in aircraft conceptual design.

Experimental study of a pitching and plunging wing

Dimitris Gkiolas, Demetri Yiasemides, Demetri Mathioulakis

The complex flow behavior over an oscillating aerodynamic body, e.g. a helicopter rotor blade, a rotating wind turbine blade or the wing of a maneuvering airplane involves…