Integrating Disruptive Technology at the Aircraft Level

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for discussing groundbreaking technological initiatives that will enhance the global sustainable competitiveness of the aviation industry.

Climate neutrality will not be the sole objective of this Special Issue (SI). Indeed, it is crucial to consider the cost-effective impact of innovative technology in order to accurately quantify the potential efficiency of the proposed transportation method. Authors are invited to be pragmatic, adopting an approach similar to that of the industry.

This Special Issue, entitled "Integrating Disruptive Technology at the Aircraft Level," will focus on various topics, including innovative concepts, the application of enabling technologies, advanced design approaches, and methods enhanced by machine learning techniques. These technologies include distributed electric propulsion, boundary layer ingestion, sustainable drop-in fuels, smart structures, riblets, coatings, plasma actuators, and other active and passive anti/de-icing systems. The Issue will also cover disruptive configurations, such as forward-swept wing, blended wing body, supersonic commercial flights, and strut-braced wing designs. Additionally, it will explore electric and/or hybrid propulsion systems, hydrogen-powered aircraft, design analysis and optimization, case studies, and datasets.

The Special Issue is open to a full range of article types, and we aim to give authors the freedom to shape it according to their interests and to any relevant research topics.

Dr. Salvatore Corcione
Dr. Vincenzo Cusati
Guest Editors

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