CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF HYBRID-ELECTRIC BOX-WING AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE REDUCTION OF AVIATION EFFECTS ON LOCAL AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Abstract: This study presents an investigation on the integration of hybrid-electric propulsion on medium-haul aircraft with box-wing architecture. This investigation has been carried out to assess the potential of these two innovative technologies for reducing the […]
Performance
Box-wing architecture and hybrid-electric propulsion for regional aircraft: paper presented at EUCASS-3AF 2022 Conference (Lille, FR) available on-line
Performance analysis and operating potential of a hybrid-electric regional aircraft with box-wing lifting architecture Abstract: The payload-range diagram of a regional hybrid-electric box-wing aircraft is discussed in this paper. The operational characteristics of a hybrid-electric aircraft differ from those of an aircraft with traditional thermal propulsion. The shape of the payload-range diagram of the hybrid-electric […]
A new paper published in Aerospace (MDPI): “A Physics-Based Multidisciplinary Approach for the Preliminary Design and Performance Analysis of a Medium Range Aircraft with Box-Wing Architecture” (Open Access)
The introduction of disruptive innovations in the transport aviation sector is becoming increasingly necessary. This is because there are many very demanding challenges that the transport aviation system will have to face in the years ahead. In particular, the reduction in pollutant emissions from air transport, and its impact on climate change, clearly must […]
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 […]
PARSIFAL project: two papers presented at AIAA SciTech 2020 (Orlando, USA)
Preliminary design and performance analysis of a box-wing transport aircraft The paper aims to present the design phases of a 300 ca. passengers box-wing aircraft, called PrandtlPlane, proposed as an efficient alternative for future air transport. The paper presents the workflow carried out during the project, starting from the definition of Top Level Aircraft Requirements […]