Environmental Influences on Aircraft Aerodynamics
A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Aeronautics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1357
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Interests: fluid dynamics; aviation and the environment
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Dear Colleagues,
Aircraft are flight vehicles that operate in the atmosphere and are thus subject to all kinds of adverse environmental factors such as ice, heavy rain, turbulence, bird flock, volcanic ash, sand and dust. These environmental factors have an influence on the aerodynamics of aircraft. Icing and heavy rain can significantly deteriorate the aerodynamic performance of aircraft by decreasing the lift and increasing the drag, which can further deteriorate the stability and control of the aircraft. Turbulence can cause continuous or intermittent fluctuations in the lift, affecting passengers’ comfort and the structural fatigue of the aircraft. Bird flock is a typical danger to aircraft engines, and can cause engine surges and even flames in the most serious circumstances. In addition, ash, sand and dust are solid particles that are dangerous to aircraft engines, leading to erosion, corrosion and channel clogging. Thus, turboshaft and some advanced turboprop aircraft engines with a bypass duct have been designed to reject foreign objects such as birds, hailstones, ice flakes, sand and dust under the action of the airflow. Of course, the aerodynamic consequences of adverse environments are not fully covered here; therefore, this Special Issue welcomes submissions from aerospace researchers and engineers interested in the airworthiness of aircraft in various environments.
Prof. Dr. Zhenlong Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aircraft
- engine
- aerodynamics
- icing
- heavy rain
- turbulence
- bird
- sand and dust
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