This dissertation focuses on the study of the innovative PrandtlPlane aircraft. The PrandtlPlane is the application in aeronautical engineering of an unconventional aerodynamic concept based on the Best Wing System theory, postulated by Prandtl one century ago; the lifting system of this configuration is a box-wing properly designed to minimise the induced drag. The study […]
Thesis
M.Sc. Thesis concluded: “Aeroelastic study of aircraft with box-wing architecture using a medium-low fidelity code”
After a 6 months internship at XSun (France), the student Andri Dine has concluded a M.Sc. thesis aimed at evaluating the capabilities of a low fidelity aeroelastic tool in defining the aero-structrual behaviour of box-wing aircraft since the early stages of the design. Reference: Dine, A., “Studio aeroelastico di velivoli con architettura box-wing mediante un […]
Internship and thesis opportunity at AURA AERO company (Toulouse, France)
In the development of electric A/C, the integration of systems and batteries imply new challenges in the fields of Loads and Flutter assessment. The main activities are focused on loads and flutter assessment of electric A/C. The objective of the internship is to contribute to the development of a toolbox for computational aeroelasticity in an […]
M.Sc. Thesis concluded: “FEASIBILITY AND STRUCTURAL STUDY OF AN AIRSTAIR SYSTEM FOR SHORT-MID RANGE AIRCRAFT”
After a 6 months internship at Superjet International (Venice), the student Marco Ciuffarin has concluded a M.Sc. thesis aimed at designing an integrated airstair system for the box-wing aircraft investigate in the project “PARSIFAL”. Reference: Ciuffarin, M., “FEASIBILITY AND STRUCTURAL STUDY OF AN AIRSTAIR SYSTEM FOR SHORT-MID RANGE AIRCRAFT”, M.Sc. Thesis, University of Pisa (2021) […]
M.Sc. Thesis concluded: “A New Approach for Loading a Fuselage Structure”
After a 7 months internship at the Gust Loads and Aeroelastics office of Airbus in Hamburg, the student Boris Micheli has concluded a M.Sc. thesis aimed at defining a new modeling strategy to idealize the fuselage from a dynamic perspective. This new dynamic model has allowed to handle non-structural masses and to take into account […]