General Aviation Group Conference

Designing Light Aircraft More Methods and Tools

Tuesday 23 November 2010
No.4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ, UK

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The conference will develop the theme successfully launched at the 2009 General Aviation Group Conference (Design Methods and Tools for Light Aircraft) which aimed to review design data, design software and affordable tools now available to designers and entrepreneurs. The 2010 conference will address topics highlighted in the 2009 post-Conference reviews. It will build on the broad overview with further insight into the utility of specific computer tools, and specific aerodynamic, structural and manufacturing issues. The organising committee have invited speakers who are active in their fields so that presentations are pertinent to the design challenges of today.
Aircraft Design Software (ADS) is a software package dedicated to take the designer through the entire aircraft conceptual design process. ADS can handle light aircraft, UAV and commuter category aircraft of any configuration and can be used either to design a new aircraft from scratch or to design modifications to existing aircraft. The presentation will cover the whole conceptual design phase, including optimisation of the design. The underlying equations and algorithms will be described and validation reports presented. A case study of the Lambert Mission will be presented. This will be a joint presentation by designer Filip Lambert and by Francis Donaldson. Francis was responsible for the Mission's certification through the Light Aircraft Association (LAA). By giving both the design and certification viewpoints, the two sides of the story can be compared and issues can be seen and understood. Use of FEA software will be described, with emphasis on techniques suitable for light aeroplane design analysis. Composites are increasingly used in light aircraft, but many still see them as difficult to use. The many types of composite, resin, lay-up and curing techniques don't help. But they offer tremendous advantages in creating lighter, more streamlined aircraft. This paper attempts to shed some light on which composite materials and techniques are most cost-effective in different situations from experimental one-offs to prototypes to production. The Brunel Flight Safety Laboratory (BFSL) is currently completing a research programme on loss of control and spinning. Design lessons from this programme will be presented. A number of people and small enterprises have expressed interest in guidelines for building a business based on new light aircraft designs. The closing paper examines the aircraft features and economic conditions that enable general aviation designs to go from concept to a successful production run. The generalised process will be illustrated by examples including the successful economic transition from Lancair ES to Cessna Corvalis TT. Who Should Attend? The Conference will be of interest to amateur and professional aircraft designers, university students and lecturers, as well as those with an interest in the technical development of light aircraft. RAeS/LAA Cockpit Design Competition 2011 The General Aviation Group of the Royal Aeronautical Society, in conjunction with the Light Aircraft Association, ran a successful light aircraft cockpit design competition in 2009. In the light of this success, the Society is planning to hold another competition in 2011. The competition is open to the general public and winning entries will be announced in November 2011. Prizes for entries of a sufficiently high standard are expected to amount in total to 1,500. Details of the scope of the competition, and other information for entrants, can be downloaded from www.aerosociety.com/conference. The closing date for entries to be received is Friday 21 October 2011

Attendance & Registration Secure on-line registration for this event is available on our website at www.aerosociety.com/conference. Please contact the Conference & Events Department for more information or complete the paper registration overleaf. Sponsorship and Exhibition Space Various sponsorship, exhibition and corporate profiling opportunities are available in connection with this Conference. For more information or to discuss these packages, please contact Gemma Crabb on +44 (0)20 7670 4372. Proceedings On-line proceedings will be made available to all delegates 3-4 weeks after the Conference.

1 Day Programme
Designing Light Aircraft - More Methods and Tools
Tuesday 23 November 2010
10.30 11.00 Registration / Tea & Coffee Welcome & Opening Remarks John Robertson, Conference Chairman, General Aviation Group, Royal Aeronautical Society How to Perform the Conceptual Design Efficiently Didier Breyne, Managing Director, Optimal Aircraft Design Case Study from Design and Certification Perspectives - Lambert Mission Filip Lambert, Director, Lambert Aircraft Engineering and Francis Donaldson, Chief Engineer, Light Aircraft Association Finite Element Analysis Techniques for Aircraft Applications Aaron Latty, Sales and Support Manager, Strand7 UK Ltd Networking Lunch Composites in Light Aircraft Practical Applications of New Materials Dr Tony Bishop, Partner, e-Go aeroplanes Supported by: 15.25 (6) 14.45 (5) Spinning and Loss of Control Research Programme Outcomes Dr Guy Gratton, Head of the Brunel Flight Safety Laboratory, Brunel University Commercialisation of General Aviation Designs Douglas Kittredge Howarth, Advanced Development Programs Parametric Estimating Lead, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Tea & coffee networking break Open forum Closing Remarks John Edgley, Chairman of the General Aviation Group, Royal Aeronautical Society Close of Conference Reception / Cash Bar Opens

11.05 (1)

11.45 (2)

16:05 16:30 17.00

12.25 (3)

17.10 17.15

13.05 14.05 (4)

Programme may be subject to change, see www.aerosociety.com/conference for the latest details.

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