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Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The interest in high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPSs) has significantly increased in recent years due to the great versatility of these platforms, which allows them to be employed in a wide variety of applications in civilian and military fields. This study focuses on the design of an innovative hybrid airship vertical tail. The empennage proposed is internally sustained with a light-weight structure and coated with a thin film, avoiding any leakage that would occur with inflated structural elements. The design of the vertical tail and its structural analysis through a detailed finite element (FE) model are presented to show its overall behavior subjected to the aerodynamic loads.

DOI: 10.3390/engproc2025090019

Authors: Feliciano Di Biase, Domenico Varricchio, Vincenzo Rosario Baraniello, Giuseppe Persechino

Institution: Italian Aerospace Research Centre

Language: English

Topic: Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4408339928

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