Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite
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 h...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-58462b8a22584370b93a7221a5e522c82025-08-20T03:27:01ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912025-03-019011910.3390/engproc2025090019Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-SatelliteFeliciano Di Biase0Domenico Varricchio1Vincenzo Rosario Baraniello2Giuseppe Persechino3Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Via Maiorise snc, 81043 Capua, ItalyItalian Aerospace Research Centre, Via Maiorise snc, 81043 Capua, ItalyItalian Aerospace Research Centre, Via Maiorise snc, 81043 Capua, ItalyItalian Aerospace Research Centre, Via Maiorise snc, 81043 Capua, ItalyThe 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/90/1/19HAPSstratospheric platformvertical tail HAPSlight-weight structurestructural designaerospace fabric structure |
| spellingShingle | Feliciano Di Biase Domenico Varricchio Vincenzo Rosario Baraniello Giuseppe Persechino Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Engineering Proceedings HAPS stratospheric platform vertical tail HAPS light-weight structure structural design aerospace fabric structure |
| title | Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite |
| title_full | Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite |
| title_fullStr | Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite |
| title_short | Design of a Light-Weight Vertical Tail for a Hybrid High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite |
| title_sort | design of a light weight vertical tail for a hybrid high altitude pseudo satellite |
| topic | HAPS stratospheric platform vertical tail HAPS light-weight structure structural design aerospace fabric structure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/90/1/19 |
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