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Aerospace, Volume 12, Issue 3

2025 March - 104 articles

Cover Story: Fragmentation events are the primary source of new space debris. Ground-based optical surveys play a crucial role in detecting and analyzing such fragments. This article presents the development of a multi-observatory optical survey strategy tested on the fragmentation of FREGAT R/B CLUSTER 2, which occurred on 8 April 2024 in a Highly Elliptical Orbit. The campaign involved the collaboration of multiple observatories in characterizing the parent body and statistically searching for fragments. The survey began with a simulation of the debris cloud, followed by coordinated observations. The cloud was segmented to identify the optimal regions for observation based on visibility, dwell time, and observatory performance. The acquired data were then processed to identify uncatalogued objects and compare them with simulation results. View this paper

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Mission Re-Planning of Reusable Launch Vehicles Under Throttling Fault in the Recovery Flight Based on Controllable Set Analysis and a Deep Neural Network

Keshu Li,
Wanqing Zhang,
Han Yuan,
Jing Zhou and
Ying Ma

Aerospace2025, 12(3), 166;https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12030166

20 February 2025

The frequent launches of reusable launch vehicles are currently the primary approach to support large-scale space transportation, necessitating high reliability in recovery flights. This paper proposes a mission re-planning scheme to address throttli...

(This article belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

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Quantifying the Effects of Climate Change on Aircraft Take-Off Performance at European Airports

Jonny Williams,
Paul D. Williams,
Federica Guerrini and
Marco Venturini

Aerospace2025, 12(3), 165;https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12030165

20 February 2025

This work uses state-of-the-art climate model data at 30 European airport locations to examine how climate change may affect summer take-off distance required—TODR—and maximum take-off mass—MTOM—for a 30-year period centred on...

(This article belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)

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Exploration of Solar Power System Integration for Sustainable Air Transportation—A Case Study for Seaplane Air Taxi Operations

Susan Liscouët-Hanke,
Mohammad Mir and
Musavir Bashir

Aerospace2025, 12(3), 164;https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12030164

20 February 2025

To reduce the environmental impact of airborne transportation, the aeronautic community investigates smaller aircraft with short-range operations (such as training aircraft, air taxis, or commuter aircraft) as technology incubators. This paper contri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Climate-Neutral Transport Aviation)

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Numerical Analysis of Aerodynamic and Thermal Performance of Streamline Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger Assisted by Fins

Weicheng Qi,
Yuanwei Lyu,
Honggang Zeng,
Jingyang Zhang and
Fenming Wang

Aerospace2025, 12(3), 163;https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12030163

20 February 2025

This study numerically explores the feasibility of a streamlined heat pipe heat exchanger in precooling technology in supersonic vehicles. Emphasis has been placed on the role of fins installed in the condensation section in affecting the aerodynamic...

(This article belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

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