Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface Aircraft
In the quest for making aircraft more energy-efficient, configuration, and primarily the arrangement and quality of aerodynamic surfaces, play a relevant role. In a previous comparative study by the authors, it was shown how to obtain a significant increase in cruise performance by adopting a three-...
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| author | Carlo E. D. Riboldi Stefano Cacciola Lorenzo Ceffa |
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| description | In the quest for making aircraft more energy-efficient, configuration, and primarily the arrangement and quality of aerodynamic surfaces, play a relevant role. In a previous comparative study by the authors, it was shown how to obtain a significant increase in cruise performance by adopting a three-surface configuration instead of a classical pure back-tailed design. In this paper, an analysis of the same configurations in take-off is carried out, to assess through a fair comparison the potential effect of a three-surface one especially on take-off distance. Take-off is mathematically described by means of a sound analytic approach. Take-off distance is computed for a baseline two-surface aircraft, and in a later stage on a three-surface one. In addition to exploring the performance, a numerical optimization is also deployed, so as to find the best use of both configurations analyzed (i.e., baseline and three-surface) in take-off, and the corresponding top performance. The quality of the optimum, as well as the practical realization of a control link between the yoke and both control surfaces in the three-surface configuration, are analyzed in depth. The paper describes the advantage which can be attained by selecting a three-surface configuration, and proposes some remarks concerning the practical implementation of the maneuver to actually capture an optimal performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb5e91bfab0b4f089e6ee6805b909b382023-11-30T10:27:53ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102022-03-019313910.3390/aerospace9030139Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface AircraftCarlo E. D. Riboldi0Stefano Cacciola1Lorenzo Ceffa2Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 34, 20156 Milan, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 34, 20156 Milan, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 34, 20156 Milan, ItalyIn the quest for making aircraft more energy-efficient, configuration, and primarily the arrangement and quality of aerodynamic surfaces, play a relevant role. In a previous comparative study by the authors, it was shown how to obtain a significant increase in cruise performance by adopting a three-surface configuration instead of a classical pure back-tailed design. In this paper, an analysis of the same configurations in take-off is carried out, to assess through a fair comparison the potential effect of a three-surface one especially on take-off distance. Take-off is mathematically described by means of a sound analytic approach. Take-off distance is computed for a baseline two-surface aircraft, and in a later stage on a three-surface one. In addition to exploring the performance, a numerical optimization is also deployed, so as to find the best use of both configurations analyzed (i.e., baseline and three-surface) in take-off, and the corresponding top performance. The quality of the optimum, as well as the practical realization of a control link between the yoke and both control surfaces in the three-surface configuration, are analyzed in depth. The paper describes the advantage which can be attained by selecting a three-surface configuration, and proposes some remarks concerning the practical implementation of the maneuver to actually capture an optimal performance.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/9/3/139three-surface aircraftredundant longitudinal controltake-offoptimizationdynamic performanceefficiency in flight |
| spellingShingle | Carlo E. D. Riboldi Stefano Cacciola Lorenzo Ceffa Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface Aircraft Aerospace three-surface aircraft redundant longitudinal control take-off optimization dynamic performance efficiency in flight |
| title | Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface Aircraft |
| title_full | Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface Aircraft |
| title_fullStr | Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface Aircraft |
| title_full_unstemmed | Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface Aircraft |
| title_short | Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface Aircraft |
| title_sort | studying and optimizing the take off performance of three surface aircraft |
| topic | three-surface aircraft redundant longitudinal control take-off optimization dynamic performance efficiency in flight |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/9/3/139 |
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