Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The modern approach to aircraft designs increasingly involves the application of rescue systems in crewed aircraft such as gliders, ultralight and trainer aircraft. Similarly, various classes of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are increasingly being equipped with parachutes or parachute-airbag landing systems. Whether the objective is to facilitate routine landings or to safeguard the UAV system and its components during recovery, integrating a parachute system serves as a vital solution. This paper presents an implementation analysis of the different rescue systems in medium-range UAV, addressing various limitations such as minimal mass increase, limited space within the UAV to house the system, changes to the center of gravity, stability and control considerations, and overall UAV performance. The paper also studies the capability of lateral-directional flight control surfaces compensation for the asymmetric load caused by the integrated one version of the rescue system under the wing, and performance of the required maneuvers in accordance with flight regulations.
Source: FME Transaction
DOI: 10.5937/fme2503482m
Institution: Military Technical Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Award: G4363378217
OpenAlex ID: W4412791295