04.2 - Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
POTENTIAL LIMITS OF LOAD ALLEVIATION IN REDUCING THE STRUCTURAL MASS OF A LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT CONFIGURATION
V. Handojo¹, S. Puelm¹; ¹DLR German Aerospace Center, Germany
In recent years, numerous publications have dealt with load alleviation to reduce the structural mass of transport aircraft. With more and more aggressive load alleviation functions however, aspects such as fatigue, loads during failure cases as well as high-lift loads might become sizing relevant. This work addresses to what extent the mentioned points pose potential limits of load alleviation.