Take-Off and Landing Using Ground-Based Power-Simulation of Critical Landing Load Cases Using Multibody Dynamics
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 29, Issue 3
Abstract
A novel take-off and landing system using ground-based power is proposed in the EU-FP7 project GABRIEL. The main feature of this system is the complete removal of the landing gear from civil aircraft. The proposed system has the potential to reduce aircraft weight, emissions, and noise. A feasibility study of the structural design of the connection mechanism between aircraft and ground system has been performed by simulating the landing procedure on a moving ground system. One of the key challenges is the landing on a moving ground system under high crosswind conditions. The main focus in the current research is the calculation of the critical dynamic loads on both aircraft and ground system for a wide range of landing conditions (sink rate, velocity differences between aircraft and ground system, etc.). For comparison, conventional landing procedures with a traditional landing (TL) gear have also been simulated. The aerodynamics of the aircraft is represented by an accurate empirical model. The results of the simulations are a set of load cases and operational constraints that can be used for the structural design of the ground system and modifications to the aircraft. Eight critical load cases (combinations of vertical sink rate, horizontal velocity difference, and crosswind) are identified. These can be used instead of the traditional landing load cases specified in the certification specifications.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to express their gratitude and thanks to Prof. Egbert Torenbeek for his valuable input related to the field of aircraft design. The authors are also grateful to Roy Bouma and Thomas Dumoulin who worked on the design of the connection mechanisms and helped with the development of the aerodynamic models.
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Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 29 • Issue 3 • May 2016
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Received: Dec 10, 2014
Accepted: May 1, 2015
Published online: Oct 20, 2015
Discussion open until: Mar 20, 2016
Published in print: May 1, 2016
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Part of the work in this paper has been presented in Wu, P., V. Mark, and J.L.V.T. Michael, Take-off and landing using ground based power-landing simulations using multibody dynamics, in 52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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