The Effect of Maneuver Load Alleviation Strategies on Aircraft Performance Indicators

Andrea Mancini, Martijn Roelofs, Roelof Vos

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Abstract

The need to reduce the pollutant impact of aircraft emission drives the research on aircraft design progress through off-design performance improvement. This report proposes to investigate the effect of maneuver load alleviation technology via wing control surfaces for this purpose. A methodology is presented to model the MLA technology in aircraft conceptual design and to evaluate its impact on both existing and clean-sheet design. In addition, the possibility to consider flexible wings when under the influence of 2.5-g maneuver loads is addressed, to assess the impact of aeroelasticity in on wing weight in the conceptual design phase. The aeroelastic analysis method is validated against a higher-order analysis method with excellent correlation between the results from the two methods. Subsequently, the method is applied to the redesign of medium-range, single-aisle aircraft. It is shown that applying MLA using both the flaps and the ailerons can result in a fuel burn reduction and maximum take-off mass reduction of 2.1% and 2.2%, respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)
Pages1-17
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-62410-589-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum - Dallas, United States
Duration: 17 Jun 201921 Jun 2019
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/book/10.2514/MAVIAT19

Publication series

NameAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum

Conference

ConferenceAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDallas
Period17/06/1921/06/19
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