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Amur, Arjav Anand (author)The Flying-V is a disruptive flying wing aircraft configuration that was realized at the Airbus Future Projects Office (FPO), with research and development continuing at TU Delft. Preliminary findings have indicated that the Flying-V is 25\% more aerodynamically efficient than the state-of-the-art Airbus A350. To further reap the benefits of...master thesis 2023
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de Bont, Joris (author)The use of Onboard Training Systems (OTS) has been found to enhance fighter aircraft training, but they do not currently simulate the performance impact of stores on aircraft. To address this, the Performance Matched Training System (PMTS) was proposed to simulate the impact of stores in flight. PMTS aims to achieve the same performance and...master thesis 2023
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van Luijk, Nikki (author)The Flying V is a flying wing aircraft consisting of two pressurised passenger cabins placed in a V shape. Its longitudinal and lateral control is ensured via elevons and split flaps on the outboard wing, and rudders on the tip-mounted winglets. The goal of this study is to devise a design for the outboard wing of the Flying V through a...master thesis 2023
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Nanninga, Marloes (author)The Flying-V is an unconventional aircraft concept showing promising initial results in overall efficiency, outperforming the conventional tube-and-wing aircraft. To prove this gain in efficiency, optimized concepts are desired early in the development process. This requires flexible design tools that explore and optimize the design space. For...master thesis 2023
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Kaminski, Jonas (author)The demand for environmentally friendly aviation has increased the interest in alternative concepts, such as hybrid-electric propulsion systems. A novel conceptual hybrid-electric sizing methodology was devised, which provides a detailed engine performance prediction and an accurate sizing of the powertrain components. The performance prediction...master thesis 2022
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Reis Marques, Bruno (author)With the increasing use of airplanes over the past years, the consumption of fossil fuels by airlines has increased exponentially. Therefore, in an attempt to decrease the dependence of fossil fuels, the possibility of using electric energy as the aircraft’s main power source has been studied in the past years. One distributed electric...master thesis 2022
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van der Toorn, Menno (author)The Flying-V is a novel aircraft configuration which promises better fuel efficiency than the current state of the art in commercial passenger transport. The main contributing factor to this accomplishment is its small wetted area relative to the available volume. Three family variants carrying different numbers of passengers are designed...master thesis 2022
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Brouwer, Yaïr (author)The unconventional Flying-V aircraft design was developed as an effort to meet the ever-growing demands of the aviation industry, aiming to overcome the plateau in annual fuel consumption reduction. Promising results have already been seen in structural weight, aerodynamic efficiency, high angle-ofattack handling qualities, and noise reduction...master thesis 2022
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Nolet, Stijn (author)This thesis is performed with the aim to investigate whether split flaps can be a feasible solution for increasing the Flying V directional control power. In order to do so, a set of wind tunnel experiments have been concluded with a 4.6% half wing model in the Open-Jet-Facility at the Delft University of Technology. Here, several split flap...master thesis 2022
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de Zoeten, Godert (author)The Flying-V is a novel aircraft configuration that has shown a promising fuel saving potential compared to a conventional aircraft. The V-shaped configuration of the Flying-V integrates the passenger cabin and cargo volume into the lifting surface and has fins to provide lateral and directional stability. Several studies have been conducted...master thesis 2022
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Burger, Klaas (author)The aviation industry has grown at a steady rate of 5% per year over the past decades and is projected to continue this growth over the coming years. In sharp contrast stands the increasing concern with the reduction of the environmental impact of flying in the short term. To this end, a fuselage boundary layer ingesting propulsor powered using...master thesis 2022
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Wilod Versprille, Vincent (author)While commercial aviation continues to grow, achieving climate goals set for this industry becomes more important. Since no major breakthroughs have been accomplished in the field of conventional kerosene-powered aircraft lately, new concepts and fuels are required. The use of liquid hydrogen as an aircraft propellant is currently considered to...master thesis 2022
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Thijssen, Roel (author)To reduce the climate impact of the turbofan dominated aviation industry, a conceptual propeller aircraft study has been performed to see the a possible reduction in climate impact between the two. The results analysed showed great promise for the reduction of the climate impact at the cost of block time. Additionally, a loss in productivity or...master thesis 2022
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Kuijpers, Jan-Willem (author)With standard aircraft configurations reaching their limits in efficiency, new aircraft configurations are being theorized and analyzed. One type of analysis is remotely piloted scaled flight tests. One of the aspects that can be analyzed through remotely piloted scaled flight tests is the dynamic behavior of the aircraft. This thesis shows a...master thesis 2021
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Erdinçler, Onur (author)Optimal design of a lift dumping assembly (LDA) has been found utilizing a gapped spoiler design that consists of two separate surfaces that are placed at 0.06b-0.17b and 0.28b-0.038b spanwise locations. The gapped design allows the cross flow amplified at the hingeline of the inboard spoiler to escape through the middle gap increasing the lift...master thesis 2021
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Nieuwenhuizen, Ties (author)In the past decades, there has been an increasing awareness of the need for more environmentally friendly passenger aircraft. The lack of a feasible roadmap to carbon-neutral air traffic, especially for long-range flights, using the traditional tube-and-wing form factor shows that a disruptive technology is necessary to bridge this gap. The...master thesis 2021
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Nechifor, Alexandru (author)Directional flight handling and stability characteristics of the Delft University Unconventional Configuration (DUUC) were assessed by means of an inhouse designed and built mobile wind tunnel setup. The DUUC aircraft features an integrated ducted fan propulsive empennage (DFPE) that replaces the entire horizontal and vertical tails for...master thesis 2021
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Reekers, Matthijs (author)Climate impact from aviation becomes increasingly important. The Flying-V is a promising concept with superior aerodynamic efficiency and lower weight, leading to lower fuel consumption and lower CO2-emission compared to a tube-and-wing aircraft like the A350. Climate impact from non-CO2 effects (NOx-emission, H2O-emission and contrails) depends...master thesis 2021
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van Woensel, Corne (author)The amount of emissions produced by aviation resulting from the use of kerosene is raising concerns. Therefore, a main point of developments and research in the aviation sector is regarding the reduction of its climate impact. The climate impact of aviation can be reduced by making use of alternative fuels, such as liquid hydrogen. A suitable...master thesis 2021
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