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Aerodynamic Interference of a Large and a Small Aircraft.

2004; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Volume: 41; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2514/1.4570

1533-3868

Reza Karkehabadi,

Aerospace and Aviation Technology

The influence of wake from a leading aircraft, Boeing 757, on a following aircraft, Cessna 750 Citation X, is investigated using the unsteady vortex lattice method. The effect of the wakes from both wings and each other is considered and the new position of the wakes from both aircraft calculated. As the midspan of the Cessna wing approaches the Boeing 757 trailing vortex core, the roll moment increases to its maximum value. Strong changes appear in aerodynamic loads of the Cessna as it moves near the Boeing 757’s wake. Rapid change occurs as the Cessna moves in transverse or vertical directions near the Boeing’s wake. The unsteady aerodynamic loads on wings moving along different paths are calculated. The Boeing 757’s wake strongly affects the aerodynamic loads and the wake of the Cessna. Also included in the present results are numerical simulations of wakes and velocity vectors in the Trefftz plane detailing the influence of the wake from the leading aircraft, the Boeing 757.