Recent content by Burner21

Hello everyone Just a quick question, hopefully someone could shed some light upon what I'm doing wrong here? I'm using ANSYS Workbench to apply a force to what is effectively a cantilever beam, fixed at one end, with a load applied at the other. To be more specific it is a spring strut of...

I see, thank you for highlighting these factors that I had overlooked! I have a copy of Airplane Design Part IV by Roskam which details how one would conservatively calculate the Kinetic Energy that needs to be absorbed by the landing gear upon touchdown. Is there any way to generate my...

Ha, true. Initially I was just wondering about other peoples thoughts, but the responses got me thinking so I figured they'd be more useful if people knew more of the problem I was working on. I agree on what you say about ground effect though, after reading more into it. To be honest I'd...

Hmm, I see what you mean. Any estimate for time will certainly be little more than a rough estimate and very crude at that. Ground effect wasn't something I'd really considered either, Danger, so thank you. Simply put, I'm attempting to model the forces upon the landing gear of a light...

Hey there Please excuse me if this is a bit basic, but it's just a quick question. How would one calculate the vertical forces experienced upon a light aircraft upon landing, if I have both the sink rate of the aircraft and it's landing weight? Appreciate any help, thanks a lot.

I second the recommendation of Andersons Introduction to Flight. It covers the basics of aerodynamics and flight principles in an easy to grasp way and offers more complex thoughts if you want them, but in a way as not to confuse. Highly recommended.