Publication detail
Sailplane wing sectioning based on structural weight
Dubnický L. Šplíchal J. Juračka J.
Czech title
Dělení křídla kluzáku na základě vlastní hmotnosti konstrukce
English title
Sailplane wing sectioning based on structural weight
Type
article in a collection out of WoS and Scopus
Language
en
Original abstract
High-performance sailplanes use large wingspans, and the wings are split into sections to allow ground transport, storing and maintenance. Sometimes more section variants are available, resulting in different overall sailplane wingspans. Regular wing sectioning nowadays consists of 4 sections, with considerable weight differences between the inner and the outer sections. The option to use 3-piece sectioning is reviewed and combined with 2 wingspan variants. The splitting location, based on the equal weight distribution among the sections, is calculated according to the wing weight distribution model. The following structural design provided a more accurate wing mass value and the weight distribution model. The original and the calculated weight distributions are compared and an improvement is suggested for later application.
English abstract
High-performance sailplanes use large wingspans, and the wings are split into sections to allow ground transport, storing and maintenance. Sometimes more section variants are available, resulting in different overall sailplane wingspans. Regular wing sectioning nowadays consists of 4 sections, with considerable weight differences between the inner and the outer sections. The option to use 3-piece sectioning is reviewed and combined with 2 wingspan variants. The splitting location, based on the equal weight distribution among the sections, is calculated according to the wing weight distribution model. The following structural design provided a more accurate wing mass value and the weight distribution model. The original and the calculated weight distributions are compared and an improvement is suggested for later application.
Keywords in Czech
kluzák, křídlo, dělení, sekce, vlastní hmotnost
Keywords in English
Sailplane, Glider, Wing, Sectioning, Weight
Released
09.05.2023
Publisher
Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Location
Praha
ISBN
978-80-87012-84-0
ISSN
1805-8256
Book
Engineering Mechanics 2023, 29th International Conference
Volume
29
Number
1
Pages from–to
59–62
Pages count
4
BIBTEX
@inproceedings{BUT187746,
author="Lukáš {Dubnický} and Jan {Šplíchal} and Jaroslav {Juračka},
title="Sailplane wing sectioning based on structural weight",
booktitle="Engineering Mechanics 2023, 29th International Conference",
year="2023",
volume="29",
number="1",
month="May",
pages="59--62",
publisher="Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences",
address="Praha",
isbn="978-80-87012-84-0",
issn="1805-8256"
}