Abstract Active high-lift aircraft needs exceptional aerodynamic control performance to operate at low airspeed. In this study, a new concept for the improvement of controllability is investigated, incorporating the special capabilities of a blown Coandă flap system. The blowing system along the flaps is divided into 12 independently controllable segments. This provides the opportunity to influence the lift distribution along the wingspan by individual blowing performance settings for each segment without changing the flap deflection. This offers the chance to control the airplane in the final approach phase with fully deflected flaps using only the blowing system and to dedicate specific control tasks to particular segments. A model for the blowing system influence on the local wing aerodynamics is implemented in an existing nonlinear full aircraft flight mechanics model. The system capabilities in terms of roll control and the climb performance are investigated by criteria’ evaluation and dynamic simulation assessment. The ability to fly turn/altitude change maneuvers by utilizing the active high-lift system is proven and a corresponding control concept is presented. It also includes the compensation of different blowing failure cases, which leads to acceptable but still improvable aircraft reactions.
Controllability of an aircraft with active high-lift system using a segmentwise controllable flap system
CEAS Aeronautical Journal ; 9 , 3 ; 461-474
2018-04-20
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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