Transonic flight and movable load modelling for wing-box preliminary sizing

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Abstract

In this paper, a methodology is presented to size an aircraft wing-box accounting for steady and dynamic loads combined with active control. Several aerodynamic corrections are used and benchmarked to ensure a consistent level of fidelity during the load analysis. Reduced order models (ROM) of the aircraft movables, gust loads and maneuvers loads are derived from rigid CFD analysis and used as substitutes for the loads in the aeroelastic simulation.