The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana

High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAV is a type of aircraft that is able to fly in high operational altitude (±65,000 ft) and longer duration (±36 hours). This aircraft uses a high aspect ratio wing, up to 25. In this paper, the design of a high aspect ratio wing will be performed. The Global Hawk...

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Main Authors: Hadi, Bambang K., Ghofur, Muhammad A., Permana, Indra
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Published: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 2015
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Ghofur, Muhammad A.
Permana, Indra
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Ghofur, Muhammad A.
Permana, Indra
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description High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAV is a type of aircraft that is able to fly in high operational altitude (±65,000 ft) and longer duration (±36 hours). This aircraft uses a high aspect ratio wing, up to 25. In this paper, the design of a high aspect ratio wing will be performed. The Global Hawk RQ-4A was used as a test case. Static strength analysis with Tsai-Wu failure criteria will be used. The carbon/epoxy T300/5208 is selected and the results will be compared with the use of aluminum 2024-T3. Two laminate configurations were used in this study. They were (0°/0°/+450°/-45°)s and a quasi-isotropic (0°/+45°/-45°/90°)s. The aim of the study was to find a minimum weight while fulfilling the strength criteria. Finite Element Method was used extensively during the study, using NASTRAN software. The results showed that the wing with laminate configuration of (0°/0°/+450°/-45°)s was 30% lighter than the one with quasi-isotropic configuration, and was 60% lighter than the aluminum wing.
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spelling uitm-161442017-02-20T03:18:44Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16144/ The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana jmeche Hadi, Bambang K. Ghofur, Muhammad A. Permana, Indra Mechanics applied to machinery. Dynamics Mechanical movements High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAV is a type of aircraft that is able to fly in high operational altitude (±65,000 ft) and longer duration (±36 hours). This aircraft uses a high aspect ratio wing, up to 25. In this paper, the design of a high aspect ratio wing will be performed. The Global Hawk RQ-4A was used as a test case. Static strength analysis with Tsai-Wu failure criteria will be used. The carbon/epoxy T300/5208 is selected and the results will be compared with the use of aluminum 2024-T3. Two laminate configurations were used in this study. They were (0°/0°/+450°/-45°)s and a quasi-isotropic (0°/+45°/-45°/90°)s. The aim of the study was to find a minimum weight while fulfilling the strength criteria. Finite Element Method was used extensively during the study, using NASTRAN software. The results showed that the wing with laminate configuration of (0°/0°/+450°/-45°)s was 30% lighter than the one with quasi-isotropic configuration, and was 60% lighter than the aluminum wing. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16144/1/AJ_BAMBANG%20K.%20HADI%20JME%2015%20%281%29.pdf Hadi, Bambang K. and Ghofur, Muhammad A. and Permana, Indra (2015) The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana. (2015) Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Mechanical_Engineering_=28JMechE=29.html>, 12 (2). pp. 2-11. ISSN 1823-5514 ; 2550-164X https://jmeche.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Mechanics applied to machinery. Dynamics
Mechanical movements
Hadi, Bambang K.
Ghofur, Muhammad A.
Permana, Indra
The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana
title The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana
title_full The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana
title_fullStr The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana
title_full_unstemmed The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana
title_short The design of a high aspect ratio HALE aircraft composite wing. part I: static strength analysis / Bambang K. Hadi, Muhammad A. Ghofur and IndraPermana
title_sort design of a high aspect ratio hale aircraft composite wing. part i: static strength analysis / bambang k. hadi, muhammad a. ghofur and indrapermana
topic Mechanics applied to machinery. Dynamics
Mechanical movements
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16144/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16144/