Aeronautics
A section of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310).
Section Information
Aeronautics is a core section of the journal. It includes a wide range of topics covering scientific, engineering and applied aspects of interest for research and educational institutions, industry and corresponding agencies. The Aeronautics section publishes original papers, review articles and short notes related to fundamental and applied results, linked to potential applications that are related to research, design, manufacture, test facilities, instrumentation, operations, control and maintenance of aircraft. While a major focus is on completed studies and works-in-progress, researchers are encouraged to share their ideas and emerging approaches with the aeronautic community through the communications format. More specifically, subject areas suitable for publication in the Aeronautics section include, but are not strictly limited to, the following fields:
- Aero Acoustics
- Aerodynamics, including Subsonic, Transonic, Supersonic and Hypersonic Flows
- Aeroelasticity
- Aero Optics
- Aero Propulsion and Aero Engine, including Airbreathing, Electric and Hybrid Propulsion concepts
- Aircraft, including Avionics, Operation, Atmospheric Flight Control and Maintenance
- Boundary Layers and Flow-Surface Interaction
- Combustion and Chemical Kinetics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Fluid Dynamics, including Electro- and Magneto- Hydrodynamics
- Material Science and Structural Analysis, with applications in Aerospace Engineering
- Measurements and Diagnostics related to Atmospheric Flight and Ground Testing
- Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
- Plasmas and Lasers for Flow and Combustion Control
- Sense and Avoid Technology
- Shock Waves, including Shock-Shock and Shock-Boundary Layer Interaction
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Drones
- Wind Tunnels, Ground Testing Facilities and Instrumentation
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced GNC Solutions for VTOL Systems (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- On-Board Systems Design for Aerospace Vehicles (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Flow Instability (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Aeroservoelastic Control (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Machine Learning for Aeronautics (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Flight Control (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Aircraft Design (SI-6/2024) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Challenges and Innovations in Aircraft Flight Control (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Flight Testing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Curved Shock Waves (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Vortex Flow Phenomena and Physics of Aerospace Engineering Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Application of Multidisciplinary Optimization and Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Aerospace Engineering (Volume II) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Integrating Disruptive Technology at the Aircraft Level (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Current Trend of High Temperature and Pressure Materials in Hypersonic Vehicles (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Laser Ultrasound Techniques for Aerospace Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Advances in UAV Technology: Dynamics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Transformative Aerial Vehicles (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Aerospace Anti-icing Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Aircraft Design and System Optimization (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Overall Aircraft Design for New Airframe Technologies, New Energy Systems and New Operations (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Analysis of Subsonic/Hypersonic Aerodynamics of High-Speed Aircrafts (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Flight at Supersonic and Hypersonic Velocities: Aerodynamics, Flow Control, Propulsion (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Innovation and Challenges in Hypersonic Propulsion (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advances in Landing Systems Engineering (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Scientific and Technological Advances in Hydrogen Combustion Aircraft (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Combustion of Solid Propellants (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Sustainable Civil Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft: Main Challenges and Latest Developments (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Aircraft Electric Power System: Design, Control, and Maintenance (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Flight Guidance and Control (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Research and Development of Supersonic Aircraft (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Innovations in Hypersonic Propulsion Systems (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Artificial Intelligence in Aeroacoustics for Aerospace Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Advanced Flow Diagnostic Tools (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of Unsteady Flow (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Formation Flight of Fixed-Wing Aircraft (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Advances in UAVs: Design Methods, Performance Enhancement Techniques and Technologies (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Aircraft Thermal Management Technologies (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Anti/De-Icing by Novel Actuators (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Electric Power Systems and Components for All-Electric Aircraft (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Structural Dynamics Modelling, Aeroelastic Analysis and Experimental Verification Methods for Aircraft Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Advanced Aircraft Technology (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Advanced Aircraft Structural Design and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- New Trends in Aviation Development 2024–2025 (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interactions (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Deicing and Anti-Icing of Aircraft (Volume IV) (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Environmental Influences on Aircraft Aerodynamics (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: