Jordanian general aviation aircraft design

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Design Analysis and Modeling of a General Aviation Aircraft
F. H. Darwish (a), G. M. Atmeh (b), Z. F. Hasan (c)

In the present study, design analysis is performed to accurately estimate the gross take-off weight, define the external geometry, and size the wings and tail of a general aviation aircraft by using the performance parameters associated with a pre-defined mission profile and a set of design goals. Three-dimensional layout and projections of the design airplane are created using conic lofting-based software. The airplane configuration, the estimated weight, and the real time airplane equations of motion are then introduced to a simulation environment in Matlab to visualize the take-off, climb and cruise segments of the mission profile.

The simulation has proven the adherence of the design analysis and its results to the design goals. In addition, finite element software package COMSOL is implemented to perform static stress analysis on the selected wing configuration when subjected to the generated aerodynamic loads to examine its structural reliability. The finite element results have shown that the selected wing configuration is a safe candidate for the present general aviation airplane implementation.

(a) Aeronautical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
(b) Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept., University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
(c) Mechanical Engineering Dept., Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Published in the Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Volume 6, Number 2, April 2012 (Pages 183 - 191)
ISSN 1995-6665 © 2012 Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. All rights reserved