Preliminary Analysis of the Stability and Controllability of a Box-Wing Aircraft Configuration

This paper presents a study on the aeromechanical characteristics of a box-wing aircraft configuration with a focus on stability, controllability, and the impact of aeromechanical constraints on the lifting system conceptual design. In the last decade, the box-wing concept has been the subject of se...

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Published in:Aerospace 2023-10, Vol.10 (10), p.874
Main Authors: Abu Salem, Karim, Palaia, Giuseppe, Quarta, Alessandro A., Chiarelli, Mario R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aeronautics
Air quality management
Aircraft
Aircraft configurations
Aircraft design
Aircraft exhaust emissions
Aircraft stability
aircraft stability analysis
Analysis
Aviation
box-wing aircraft
Conceptual design
Control stability
Controllability
Design criteria
Design parameters
Efficiency
Energy consumption
Fines & penalties
flight mechanics
Greenhouse gases
multidisciplinary analysis and design
Stability analysis
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Summary:This paper presents a study on the aeromechanical characteristics of a box-wing aircraft configuration with a focus on stability, controllability, and the impact of aeromechanical constraints on the lifting system conceptual design. In the last decade, the box-wing concept has been the subject of several investigations in the aeronautical scientific community, as it has the potential to improve classic aerodynamic performance, aiming at reducing fuel consumption per unit of payload transported, and thus contributing to a reduction in aviation greenhouse emissions. This study characterises the aeromechanical features of a box-wing aircraft, with a specific focus on the correlations between the aeromechanical constraints and the (main) aircraft design parameters. The proposed approach provides specific insights into the aeromechanical characteristics of the box-wing concept, both in the longitudinal and lateral plane, which are useful to define some overall design criteria generally applicable when dealing with the conceptual design of such an unconventional aircraft configuration.
ISSN:2226-4310
2226-4310
DOI:10.3390/aerospace10100874