CFD Based Multidisciplinary Maneuver Simulation of Transport Aircraft

Abstract

In this paper we present activities of work package 3 (WP3), “Virtual Flight Test”, of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Project VicToria. The mission of WP3 is the multidisciplinary numerical simulation of jet transport aircraft including flight mechanics, aerodynamics, and structural Dynamics. Aerodynamic modeling focuses on a CFD method solving the URANS equations using the DLR TAU code together with a HPC framework to enable massively parallel simulations. Similar research activities in the past have shown promising results, where the superiority of the CFD-based approach compared to Low-Fidelity methods was demonstrated.