04.2 - Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF HYDROGEN-POWERED AIRCRAFT: HIGH ASPECT RATIO WINGS AND FLOATING WINGTIPS
F. Healy¹, H. Gu¹, D. Rezgui¹, J. Cooper¹; ¹University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Many proposed liquid hydrogen (LH2) aircraft configurations place the fuel in the fuselage. This is in contrast to conventional designs where fuel is stored in the wings which provides inertial relief, reducing loads and reducing wing mass. This paper uses an aircraft sizing framework to explore alternate LH2 configurations such storing fuel under the wing and the use of floating wingtip devices.