Designing high aspect ratio wings: A review of concepts and approaches
Y Ma, A Elham - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to escalating environmental concerns and stringent economic constraints, there
is an urgent need to develop aircraft technologies and configurations that substantially …
is an urgent need to develop aircraft technologies and configurations that substantially …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical investigation of an aircraft wing with hinged wingtip for gust load alleviation
A recent consideration in aircraft design is using hinged wing tip devices to increase the
aspect ratio, improving aircraft performance. Moreover, numerical studies have suggested …
aspect ratio, improving aircraft performance. Moreover, numerical studies have suggested …
Unsteady aeroelastic analysis of the semi aeroelastic hinge including local geometric nonlinearities
P Mastracci, F Saltari, F Mastroddi, T Wilson… - AIAA Journal, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
A recent consideration in aircraft design is the use of folding wing tips, with the aim of
enabling higher aspect ratio wings with less induced drag but also meeting airport gate …
enabling higher aspect ratio wings with less induced drag but also meeting airport gate …
Experimental analysis of the dynamics of flared folding wingtips via a novel tethered flight test
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1757. vid Recent developments in
morphing wing technologies are routinely tested using Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAVs) …
morphing wing technologies are routinely tested using Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAVs) …
On the effect of geometric nonlinearity on the dynamics of flared folding wingtips
Recent studies have considered the use of flared folding wingtips (FFWTs) to enable higher
aspect ratios—reducing overall induced drag—while reducing gust loading and meeting …
aspect ratios—reducing overall induced drag—while reducing gust loading and meeting …
On the nonlinear geometric behaviour of flared folding wingtips
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0656. vid Recent studies have
considered the use of flared folding wingtips (FFWTs) to enable higher aspect ratios …
considered the use of flared folding wingtips (FFWTs) to enable higher aspect ratios …
Investigations on the interactions between structural and aerodynamic nonlinearities and unsteadiness for aeroelastic systems
A nonlinear analysis is performed on a two-degree-of-freedom wing-based system.
Structural nonlinearities are introduced in the pitch degree of freedom when considering two …
Structural nonlinearities are introduced in the pitch degree of freedom when considering two …
Experimental analysis of the behaviour of flared folding wingtips with sideslip angle
F Healy, RCM Cheung… - 19th International …, 2022 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
A concept of growing interest in recent years is that of the Flared Folding Wingtip (FFWT),
which can be used in-flight to reduce airframe loading due to gust encounters and augment …
which can be used in-flight to reduce airframe loading due to gust encounters and augment …
[HTML][HTML] Flight dynamics of aircraft incorporating the semi-aeroelastic hinge
Aircraft like the Boeing 777-X use on-ground folding wingtips to meet the airport gate size
restriction while increasing the aspect ratio during flight to reduce induced drag. A recent …
restriction while increasing the aspect ratio during flight to reduce induced drag. A recent …
Shoulder viscoelasticity in a raptor-inspired model alleviates instability and enhances passive gust rejection
SC Stanton - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent experiments with gliding raptors reveal a perplexing dichotomy: remarkably resilient
gust rejection, but, at the same time, an exceptionally high degree of longitudinal instability …
gust rejection, but, at the same time, an exceptionally high degree of longitudinal instability …