A procedure for estimating fuel burned based on actual flight track data, and drag and fuel-flow models is described. The procedure consists of estimating aircraft and wind states, lift, drag and thrust. Fuel-flow for jet aircraft is determined in terms of thrust, true airspeed and altitude as prescribed by the Base of Aircraft Data fuel-flow model. This paper provides a theoretical foundation ...

Numerical simulations were generated to investigate the response of a floating airport airplane movement using nonlinear shallow water equations velocity potential for waves interacting with thin plate. First, in 1D calculations, airplanes B747 and B737. At touch-and-go, when speed is closer wave speed, even B737 produced large based on resonance. The impacts due both touchdown leaving other fo...

We describe the design of four ornithopters ranging in wing span from 10 cm to 40 cm, and in weight from 5 g to 45 g. The controllability and power supply are two major considerations, so we compare the efficiency and characteristics between different types of subsystems such as gearbox and tail shape. Our current ornithopter is radio-controlled with inbuilt visual sensing and capable of takeof...

This paper presents the design and testing of a control system for the robotic flight of tethered kites. The use of tethered kites as a prime mover in airborne wind energy is undergoing active research in several quarters. There also exist several additional applications for the remote or autonomous control of tethered kites, such as aerial sensor and communications platforms. The system presen...

The application scope of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is increasing along with commensurate advancements in performance. hybrid quadrotor vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV has the benefits both rotary-wing aircraft fixed-wing aircraft. However, vehicle requires a robust controller for takeoff, landing, transition, hovering modes because aerodynamic parameters differ those modes. We con...