A way to face the challenge of moving towards a new greener aviation is to exploit disruptive aircraft architectures; one of the most promising concept is the PrandtlPlane, a box-wing aircraft based on the Prandtl’s studies on multiplane lifting systems. A box-wing designed accordingly the Prandtl “best wing system” minimizes the induced drag for […]
Aircraft Design
A new paper published in Mechanics & Industry (EDP): “THEA-CODE: a design tool for the conceptual design of hybrid-electric aircraft with conventional or unconventional airframe configurations” (Open Access)
The aviation world is dealing with the development of new and greener aviation. The need for reducing greenhouse gas emission as well as the noise is a critical requirement for the aviation of the future. The aviation world is struggling with it, and a compelling alternative can be the electric propulsion. This work aims […]
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) […]
A new paper published in the Journal of Aerospace Engineering (IMechE p.G, SAGE): “Conceptual design of PrandtlPlane civil transport aircraft ”
According to aircraft manufacturers and several air transportation players, the main challenge the civil aviation will have to deal with in the future is to provide a sustainable growth strategy, in order to face the growing demand of air traffic all over the world. The sustainability requirements are related to air pollution, noise impact, airport […]
A new paper published in Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio (Springer): “Preliminary Take-Off Analysis and Simulation of PrandtlPlane Commercial Aircraft” (Open Access)
The present paper deals with the take-off performance analysis of PrandtlPlane aircraft. The PrandtlPlane is a Box-Wing configuration based on Prandtl’s “Best Wing System” concept, which minimizes the induced drag once wingspan and lift are given. The take-off dynamics is simulated implementing the non-linear equations of motion in a numerical tool, which adopts a Vortex […]