Aeronautics
A section of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310).
Section Information
Aeronautics is a core section of the journal. It includes a wide range of topics covering scientific, engineering and applied aspects of interest for research and educational institutions, industry and corresponding agencies. The Aeronautics section publishes original papers, review articles and short notes related to fundamental and applied results, linked to potential applications that are related to research, design, manufacture, test facilities, instrumentation, operations, control and maintenance of aircraft. While a major focus is on completed studies and works-in-progress, researchers are encouraged to share their ideas and emerging approaches with the aeronautic community through the communications format. More specifically, subject areas suitable for publication in the Aeronautics section include, but are not strictly limited to, the following fields:
- Aero Acoustics
- Aerodynamics, including Subsonic, Transonic, Supersonic and Hypersonic Flows
- Aeroelasticity
- Aero Optics
- Aero Propulsion and Aero Engine, including Airbreathing, Electric and Hybrid Propulsion concepts
- Aircraft, including Avionics, Operation, Atmospheric Flight Control and Maintenance
- Boundary Layers and Flow-Surface Interaction
- Combustion and Chemical Kinetics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Fluid Dynamics, including Electro- and Magneto- Hydrodynamics
- Material Science and Structural Analysis, with applications in Aerospace Engineering
- Measurements and Diagnostics related to Atmospheric Flight and Ground Testing
- Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
- Plasmas and Lasers for Flow and Combustion Control
- Sense and Avoid Technology
- Shock Waves, including Shock-Shock and Shock-Boundary Layer Interaction
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Drones
- Wind Tunnels, Ground Testing Facilities and Instrumentation
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Active Flutter Suppression and Gust Load Alleviation (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Electric Machines for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence in Drone Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- UAV Path Planning and Navigation (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Applications of Thrust Vectoring Technology to Drone Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- UHBR Engine and Ducted Propulsor Noise Reduction Technology for Future Aircraft (Deadline: 6 June 2024)
- Mission Analysis and Design of Lighter-than-Air Flying Vehicles (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring and Digital Twin (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Research and Development of Supersonic Aircraft (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advanced GNC Solutions for VTOL Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Application of Multidisciplinary Optimization and Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Aerospace Engineering (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Current Trend of High Temperature and Pressure Materials in Hypersonic Vehicles (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Bioinspired Solutions for Flight (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Unmanned Aircraft System Detection and Deconfliction (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Integrating Disruptive Technology at the Aircraft Level (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Deicing and Anti-Icing of Aircraft (Volume III) (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Vertical Lift: Rotary- and Flapping-Wing Flight (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advances in UAV Technology: Dynamics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Transformative Aerial Vehicles (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Challenges and Innovations in Aircraft Flight Control (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Flight at Supersonic and Hypersonic Velocities: Aerodynamics, Flow Control, Propulsion (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Laser Ultrasound Techniques for Aerospace Applications (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Aerodynamic and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Aeroelasticity, Volume IV (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Predicting the Onset and Control of Thermoacoustics (Deadline: 29 September 2024)
- Sustainable Civil Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft: Main Challenges and Latest Developments (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Electric Power Systems and Components for All-Electric Aircraft (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Droplet Impact for Airfoil Performance (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence in Aeroacoustics for Aerospace Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Overall Aircraft Design for New Airframe Technologies, New Energy Systems and New Operations (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Aerospace Anti-icing Systems (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Transonic Flow (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Aircraft Design and System Optimization (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Aeroservoelastic Control (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Innovative Aircraft Electrical Power Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- New Trends in Aviation Development 2023–2024 (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Flight Control (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Curved Shock Waves (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- On-Board Systems Design for Aerospace Vehicles (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Flight Testing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Vortex Flow Phenomena and Physics of Aerospace Engineering Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Machine Learning for Aeronautics (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Aircraft Design (SI-6/2024) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances in Landing Systems Engineering (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Combustion of Solid Propellants (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advanced Flow Diagnostic Tools (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: