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Seaplane design analysis: Focus on structure factor optimization
PI Alberto Mello
CO-I Soham Bahulekar
CO-I Sergio Butkewitshch
CO-I Wesley Queiroz
In this work, a design optimization is being investigated considering possible hydrodynamic and structural advantages aiming to reduce the structure weight factor, with a trade-off between fluid dynamics and structural aspects.
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Bird Strike - The Effect of the Leading Edge Radius on the Behavior of the Bird Upon Impact
PI Alberto Mello
CO-I Kiran Kumar Avula
CO-I James Pembridge
This project is in partnership with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation under MMSE program.
Birds pose a major threat to aviation. Bird impact can lead to significant damage of the aircraft and can be sometimes catastrophic. For a damage tolerant design of an aircraft structure, the structure has to fulfill the airworthiness specifications prescribed by FAA or EASA.
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