A recent consideration in aircraft design is the use of folding wingtips, with the aim of enabling higher-aspect-ratio aircraft with less induced drag but also meeting airport gate limitations. This study investigates the impact of floating folding wingtips on the aircraft flight dynamics. It is found that a floating wingtip aircraft has similar handling qualities with respect to an aircraft with no wing extension.

Aeroelastics flight dynamics coupling effects of the semi-aeroelastic hinge device / Castrichini, A.; Wilson, T.; Saltari, F.; Mastroddi, F.; Viceconti, N.; Cooper, J. E.. - In: JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT. - ISSN 0021-8669. - 57:2(2020), pp. 333-341. [10.2514/1.C035602]

Aeroelastics flight dynamics coupling effects of the semi-aeroelastic hinge device

Saltari F.
Investigation
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Mastroddi F.
Conceptualization
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Viceconti N.
Software
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2020

Abstract

A recent consideration in aircraft design is the use of folding wingtips, with the aim of enabling higher-aspect-ratio aircraft with less induced drag but also meeting airport gate limitations. This study investigates the impact of floating folding wingtips on the aircraft flight dynamics. It is found that a floating wingtip aircraft has similar handling qualities with respect to an aircraft with no wing extension.
2020
folding wing tip; aeroelastic analysis
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Aeroelastics flight dynamics coupling effects of the semi-aeroelastic hinge device / Castrichini, A.; Wilson, T.; Saltari, F.; Mastroddi, F.; Viceconti, N.; Cooper, J. E.. - In: JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT. - ISSN 0021-8669. - 57:2(2020), pp. 333-341. [10.2514/1.C035602]
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