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Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Propulsion

edited by Lianjie Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1599 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersonic aerodynamics; air-breathing propulsion; wide-range ramjet engine; rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC) engine; integrated guidance and control (IGC); flow stability and mode transition; aerothermodynamics; shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Mechanics of Advanced Aerospace Materials and Structures

edited by Guoqing Yuan,

Jie Zhi

and

Jian Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; lightweight structure; structural functional integration; smart materials and structures; AI+; precision forming; structure optimization; advanced manufacturing; structural health monitoring and testing; mechanics of sandwich structures; thermal structures

Advances in Aerodynamics and Thermal Management for Next-Generation Aero-Engines

edited by

Yu Rao

and

Kirttayoth Yeranee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: aero-engine aerodynamics; thermal management; advanced cooling technologies; high-temperature materials; heat exchangers; flow control; additive manufacturing; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); complex cooling structures; AI-driven design

Aircraft Structural Dynamics

edited by

Yadong Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanics of vibration; aerospace structures; modal analysis; dynamic response; structural integrity; dynamic strength; design optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Decision-Making Strategies for Aerospace Mission Design and Planning

edited by Juan Miguel Sánchez-Lozano and Eloy Peña-Asensio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision-making; prioritization; decision matrix; fuzzy logic; space mission; planetary exploration; aerospace engineering; space science

On-Board Systems Design for Aerospace Vehicles (3rd Edition)

edited by

Davide Ferretto

and

Fabrizio Stesina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-board systems design; aerospace systems engineering; systems modelling and simulation; systems verification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (3rd Edition)

edited by

Karim Abu Salem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight dynamics; performance analysis; flight simulation; advanced controls; new aircraft concepts; innovation; multidisciplinary optimization; flight mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Heritage and Innovation: Solid Propellants Throughout a Century of Rocket Development

edited by

Xiang Lv

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 539 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid rocket motor; solid propellant; energetic materials; grain design; combustion instability; structural integrity; numerical simulation; measurement and test; combustion diagnostics; multiphase flow combustion; combustion mechanism; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Intelligent Control and Stability Management of Aerospace Propulsion Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 444 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; reliability; stability management; aerospace propulsion; rockets

Design, Monitoring and Mitigation of Environment-Induced Failures in Aerospace and Mobility Systems

edited by

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

Stefano Valvano

and

Paolo Maggiore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment-induced failures; aerospace structures and systems; structural health monitoring (SHM); fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and optical sensors; digital twins and predictive maintenance; icing and anti-/de-icing systems; impact and foreign object damage (FOD); multiphysics modeling and simulation; smart/adaptive materials and coatings; reliability and lifecycle assessment; failure analysis and mitigation strategies; harsh environments (space; maritime; polar; desert); resilient design and adaptive control

Power Management for Hybrid Electric Aircraft

edited by

Giuseppe Palaia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: power management; hybrid electric; fuel cell; multidisciplinary design optimization; hybrid powertrain architectures; sustainable aviation; aircraft design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Precise Orbit Determination of the Spacecraft (2nd Edition)

edited by Yong Huang and

Jianguo Yan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit determination; GNSS data; deep space exploration; cislunar navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Aircraft Design (SI-8/2026)

edited by

Dieter Scholz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeronautics; transportation; airplane; aircraft; design; payload; range; costs; synthesis; optimization; structure; engine; system; wing; fuselage; tail; undercarriage; education; training; case study; data set

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Artificial Intelligence for Flight Dynamics, Guidance, and Control

edited by

Woei Leong Chan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; flight dynamics; flight control; guidance navigation and control (GNC); reinforcement learning; computer vision; unmanned aerial vehicles

Energy and Thermal Management Systems for Small Satellites

edited by Carlos Ulloa-Sande,

Fermín Navarro-Medina

, Alejandro M. Gómez-San-Juan and Uxia Garcia-Luis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: small satellites; thermal control systems; energy management; thermoelastic analysis; stop analysis; systems engineering integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advances in Lunar Exploration (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marco Sabatini

and

Leonard Felicetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: lunar exploration; in situ resources utilization; lunar satellite navigation; communication; rovers design and GNC; new services for future missions; landing; outpost design and life support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Flow Manipulation and Turbulence Control in Aerodynamic Systems

edited by Ronald Hanson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: flow manipulation; turbulence control; active and passive flow control; unsteady aerodynamics; aerodynamic efficiency; closed-loop control; data-driven flow control

Advanced Composite Materials and Structures for Aerospace

edited by

Zhengxian Liu

and

Lan Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composite materials; aerospace structures; fiber-reinforced polymers; smart materials and structures; additive manufacturing; space deployable structures; mechanical characterization and modeling; multifunctional composites structural design and fabrication; fracture and damage mechanics

Advanced Navigation, Guidance, and Control for Aerospace Vehicles

edited by Sijiang Chang and

Daero Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicle; high-precision navigation; intelligent guidance; robust and adaptive control; multi-sensor information fusion; fault-tolerant control; trajectory planning; cooperative control

AI-Enhanced Guidance, Navigation, and Control for High-Precision Space Missions

edited by

Qing Luo

Zhaokui Wang

, Di Huang and

Xiaohua Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced GNC; high-precision space missions; spacecraft autonomy; machine learning for GNC; attitude determination and control; spacecraft navigation; fault-tolerant control; micro-vibration suppression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Wind Tunnel Testing: New Contributions

edited by

Bosko Rasuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamics; wind tunnel; CFD; aeroelasticity; aircraft structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity of Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Rui Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicles; structural dynamics; nonlinear vibration; aeroelasticity; flutter; aerothermoelasticity; aeroservoelasticity; composite structures; structural dynamic optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Spacecraft/Satellite Technologies (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xiaofeng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1190 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation protection; thermal management; guidance; navigation and control; space power and propulsion; space structure; communication; life support; on-orbit servicing; assembly; and manufacturing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

The Study of Unidentified Aerial/Aerospace Phenomena Towards Disruptive Propulsion Concepts

edited by

Andrea Lani

, Anders Warell and Gary V. Stephenson

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: unidentified aerial phenomena; unidentified aerospace phenomena; hypersonics; multi-sensor systems; hyper-spectral cameras; AI-driven data analysis; tracking systems; trans-medium; electrodynamics; magnetohydrodynamics; field propulsion; quantum gravity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Lunar Exploration

edited by Eloy Peña-Asensio, Anna Mittelholz,

Wajiha Iqbal

and

Ariel N. Deutsch

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: landing site selection; lunar surface operation; in situ resource utilization; lunar seismology; impact processes; terrain and illumination modeling; sample return missions; volatiles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advanced Fluid Flow Modeling and Next-Generation Engineering Simulations and Optimization in Aerospace Applications

edited by Jelena Svorcan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamics; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); flow physics; engineering simulations; aircraft design and optimization; aerospace structures; heat transfer; multi-physics; AI in aerospace applications; experiments in aerospace applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Orbital Mechanics and Optimal Control for Space Missions

edited by

M. Amin Alandihallaj

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrodynamics; trajectory optimization; spacecraft guidance; navigation; and control; orbital maneuvers; low-thrust propulsion; optimal control theory; multi-body dynamics; rendezvous and proximity operations; mission analysis; autonomous space systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Automation and Human Decision Support for Aviation Operations and Systems

edited by Lijing Wang,

Qinbiao Li

, Uğur Turhan and Birsen Açıkel

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent cockpit design; human factors and human– machine interaction; applications of aviation artificial intelligence; adaptive automation; risk and reliability; aviation safety; human– automation interaction; air traffic management automation; decision support systems in aviation; adaptive and human-centred automation; human factors in aviation operations; simulation-based evaluation of aviation systems; human readiness levels (HRLs); cognitive workload and situational awareness; unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integration; operational resilience; intelligent aviation systems

Advances in Aero Gas Turbines and Propulsion Systems for Sustainable Aviation

edited by

Budi Chandra

and Jun Yao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: aero gas turbines; aircraft propulsion systems; sustainable aviation fuels; hydrogen combustion; turbomachinery aerodynamics; secondary flow and loss mechanisms; combustion dynamics and emissions; turbine cooling and thermal management; lubrication and oil systems; numerical and experimental methods; hybrid and electric propulsion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Space Object Tracking

edited by Leping Yang,

Tao Lei

and Xi Long

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: space object tracking; orbital dynamics space; surveillance network; orbit determination maneuver; detection sensor information; processing space safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advances in UAV Technology: Dynamics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Transformative Aerial Vehicles (2nd Edition)

edited by

Sergio Esteban

Guilherme V. Raffo

, Daniel Neri Cardoso and

Marcelo Alves Dos Santos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); innovative UAV design; UAV dynamics; guidance systems; navigation technologies; control mechanisms; convertible UAVs; bio-inspired UAVs; unmanned underwater-aerial vehicles; eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing); unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM); distributed UAV networks; UAV path planning; mathematical modeling in UAVs; UAV applications; localization and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Landing Systems Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Martin Skote

and

Craig Lawson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: landing gear systems; mechanical engineering; novel materials; optimization; multiphysics; interdisciplinary; noise; systems engineering; prognostics and health management

Space System Design (2nd Edition)

edited by Ed Kruzins and Edwin Peters

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced mission design; spacecraft subsystem innovations; modular and scalable space architectures; AI and ML in space system design; sustainability in space; integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Structural Health Monitoring and Prognostics for Aeronautical Structures

edited by Guoqiang Yu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: service environment monitoring; remaining useful life (RUL) prediction; damage identification digital twin; damage self-sensing; real-time monitoring; on-board SHM systems; physics-based modelling; non-destructive evaluation; data-driven method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Guidance and Control (2nd Edition)

edited by Seokwon Lee and

Mingu Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight control; guidance and control; flight vehicles; trajectory optimization; autonomous systems; unmanned aerial vehicles; spacecraft

Advanced Electric Propulsion System

edited by

Liqiu Wei

, Liwei Zhou and Yanlin Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced electric propulsion system (AEPS); plasma propulsion; propellant optimization; in-orbit intelligent maintenance; adaptive power regulation; propulsion system reliability; cathode lifetime; digital twin; multi-physics modeling; prognostics and health management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

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