LOAD ALLEVIATING CAPABILITIES OF THE GLIDER STRUCTURE

Authors

  • Wieslaw Stafiej

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Structures, Design

Abstract

When the glider under carriage is assuned to be an elastic body there are some possibilities of alleviating the loadings at some critical conditions. The distortion of the structure changing the incidence of the control surfaces or absorbing a portion of the energy allows for decrement of the loading values. The maneuvering loadings, especially on the control surfaces, are considerably alleviated due to the elasticity of the control circuit elements. Such a calculation allows for the design reduction of the glider mass as far as possible.

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (1976)

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