Comparison of Unsteady Aerodynamic Modelling Methodologies with Respect to Flight Loads Analysis

Kurzfassung

This paper addresses the development of aircraft models for flight loads analysis in the pre-design stage. The underlying model structure consists of the nonlinear equations of motion of a free flying, flexible aircraft, as well as a model, which calculates the distributed aerodynamics over the entire airframe. Different possibilities in modelling the unsteady arodynamic interactions for pre-design purposes are explored and the effects on the loads are compared in order to assess the tradeoffs between accuracy and speed.