Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 93 Issue 8

Guest editorial

Tahir Hikmet Karakoç, Can Ozgur Özgür Colpan, Elif Koruyucu

Determination of airports’ atmospheric mixing height boundaries using operational data

Alper Dalkıran

This study aims to determine the distance and duration to reach airports mixing height of 3,000 feet limit. Airport operations significantly contribute to the aircraft landing and…

Improved PID rate control of a quadrotor with a convexity-based surrogated model

Aziz Kaba

The purpose of this paper is to develop, extend and propose an improved proportional integral derivative (PID) rate control of a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle based on a…

Holistic approaches and advanced technologies in aviation product recycling

Anna Yakovlieva, Sergii Boichenko, Utku Kale, András Nagy

The purpose of this study is to analyze existing policies, methods and technologies, which are aimed at the rational and proper handling of decommissioned aviation transport…

Examining pragmatic failure and other language-related risks in global aviation

Utku Kale, Michael Herrera, András Nagy

The purpose of this research is to investigate the pragmatic failure and other language-related risks between pilots and air traffic controllers in intercultural aviation…

Optimal propeller blade design, computation, manufacturing and experimental testing

Aleksandar Kovačević, Jelena Svorcan, Mohammad Sakib Hasan, Toni Ivanov, Miroslav Jovanović

Modern unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are usually equipped with rotors connected to electric motors that enable them to hover and fly in all directions. The purpose of the paper is…

Estimation of helicopter emission and greenest helicopters for London

Ilkay Orhan

This study aims to estimate the greenest helicopters and the emission amount based on the helicopter movement within the London Heathrow and London city control zone.

The effects of airline strategies on environmental sustainability

Gamze Orhan

Deregulation of domestic markets and the liberalization of international markets have dramatically changed air transportation. One of the important results of this change is the…

Environmental assessment of entropy control in flight process

Mehmet Ziya Sogut

This study aims to examine exergy efficiency of engines and entropy performances at the flight process. In addition, the improvements that can be achieved in the system with the…

Surface roughness optimization in milling operation for aluminum alloy (Al 6061-T6) in aviation manufacturing elements

Ömer Seçgin, Mehmet Ziya Sogut

This paper aims that optimization parameters depending on machining processes examine to define for the milling process of AL 6061-T6 aluminum alloy used in the aviation industry.

Visualization concept for maintenance information using wearable devices

Peter Dannenmann

The purpose of this paper is to show the current state of methods for information visualization on wearable devices and demonstrate how these devices and methods can be used to…