Spray behaviour of Hydrotreated Ester Fatty Acids fuel made from used cooking oil at low injection pressures
This recent study enhances the understanding of alternative fuel atomisation characteristics for a more sustainable aviation industry.
This recent study enhances the understanding of alternative fuel atomisation characteristics for a more sustainable aviation industry.
The method and results explored in this research can provide a theoretical basis for the analysis of thermal vibration characteristics of the deployable fin for high-speed vehicles.
An investigation simulating the slice of a small aircraft cabin as an experimental facility, aiming to assess passenger comfort during exposure to high concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
A Pilot Study on the Awareness of Maintenance Personnel
A ground-breaking aviation evolution is underway, reshaping our approach to airship design. We're entering an era where multi-lobed hybrid airships promise to revolutionize both civil and defence applications.
Sharing insight that could prove invaluable for optimizing delta wing configurations in diverse aerospace applications, opening doors to safer and more efficient aviation.
This post introduces the paper 'Establishing best practices in the use of an airborne teaching laboratory'
This post introduces an AER paper that aims to demonstrate the applicability of a machine learning method to identify a nonlinear model of a physical component of interest in the helicopter industry.
Separated and vortical flow in aircraft aerodynamics: a CFD perspective1Arthur Rizzi Separated and vortical flow occurs over every aircraft in flight.…
The contra-rotating propeller (CRP) is one of the most fascinating propulsion systems in aviation. In one form or another it has been around for over 100 years.…
Samaras, or better known as “helicopter seeds”, are common childhood memories of many people. Behind the simplicity of a planar wing and a seed, is a complex mystery of flight mechanics.
At present, uncrewed aircraft (UA) are widely used around the world, in fields including aerial photography, express transportation, emergency rescue, electric power inspection, agricultural plant protection, border monitoring, mapping, fire monitoring and environmental protection.
The work described in this paper is part of the outcome of the MIDAS project, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, which intends to optimise novel transport aircraft configurations where drag reduction is assumed as resultant of High Aspect Ratio Wings (HARW).
Remote sensing allows mapping of climate, vegetation and terrain features over large regions on the ground while repeating taking images consistently over years.…
Guided missiles are critical weapon systems with high precision and destructive power. They have been used since World War II, and with scientific and technological improvements, they have become a major part of military aviation.…
This online collection commemorates 75 years of aerospace engineering teaching and research at the University of Bristol. However, interactions with the aircraft industry started long before the Department was formed in 1946 1, for instance when in 1918 the University began teaching a class in Aircraft Manufacturing .
In our paper, Safety is emphasised for a simple reason; for conventional fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, accidents linked to adverse aircraft-pilot-couplings (APCs) have continued to occur throughout the history of flight.…
ISABE started 50 years ago when the ICAS (International Council of Aeronautical Sciences) community identified the need for a bespoke propulsion forum and conference.
More than 99% of air molecules on Earth exist below 50km altitude and therefore, there is certainly an upper limit on altitude for an aircraft to reach, while there is a lower limit on an orbit for a spacecraft to operate, as even a low density of air causes large drag due to the high orbit velocity with an unfavourable effect on its operation duration.
The tactical systems and operational environment of modern fighter aircraft are becoming increasingly complex.
The first edition of The Aeronautical Journal predates the first human powered flight by the Wright brothers by some five years. Even back then it knew that there was to be a rich future for man in flight to come.
Much effort is currently being devoted to reducing the environmental effect of commercial jet aircraft, but this is not simply a case of replacing kerosine with synthetic fuels, batteries or hydrogen propulsion. A great deal of research needs to be focused on new air vehicle designs that will lead to emissions-free (not just C02) flight.
Beyond the dark clouds there is light. Is this a topical description for the past, present and future of our industry? In the past, it was our ambition to travel fast and above the weather that inspired the development of the jet engine by its inventors, Sir Frank Whittle and Dr Hans von Ohain in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
The Aerospace Education Forum was held in Manchester in July 2019, organised in collaboration with the Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), a C9 League (China’s Ivy League) university and the University of Manchester Aerospace Research Institute (UMARI).…
The paper, ‘Numerical investigation of the fatal 1985 Manchester Airport B737 fire’ published in the Aeronautical Journal, Vol 121, Number 1237, pp 287-319, 2017 by Edwin R Galea, Zhaozhi Wang, and Fuchen Jia, provides an explanation for why 55 people lost their lives in the B737 fire at Manchester airport in 1985.…