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mechanical retraction mechanism to guide them to the appropriate design
position. Airbus’s Peter K. C. Rudolph et al. wrote “Transonic Airliner Lifting
Device Design” in 1996 to provide a detailed description of the transonic
airliner’s lifting device before 1996. It can be seen that different aircraft adopt
different retracting mechanisms. Peter K. C. Rudolph is more inclined to the
description of the mechanism of the lifting device, but the specific aerodynamic performance of the aircraft lifting device is not described in detail.
There are also no specific data to explain the specific effects of various lifting
mechanisms on aerodynamic performance. Both A.M.O. Smith and Peter K.
C. Rudolph have conducted in-depth research on the lifting devices from
different fields.
Airbus’ Daniel Reckzeh has been designing high-lift devices for more than
a decade and has been involved in the high-lift devices design of A380,
A400M, and A350XWB aircraft. He used the practical experience to explain
the advanced methods and means of Airbus in designing the lifting device.
In his several papers, the lifting devices design of the A380, A400M, and
A350 were described, and the concepts and methods of joint design of aerodynamics and mechanisms were described. In foreign countries, due to the
success of Boeing and Airbus in the development of large airliners, they have
gained rich research and design experience in the design and manufacturing
technology of the lifting device, as well as long-term technical accumulation.
In order to avoid following the complicated lifting mechanism of Boeing,
Airbus carried out a bold and innovative design from the simplification,
using a multi-objective and comprehensive design concept of aerodynamics,
mechanism, structure, strength, maintenance, economy, etc. The simplified
mechanism form was successful on the A320, especially under the premise of
meeting the aerodynamic requirements, the support and drive systems were
boldly reformed (as shown in Fig. 7.105). Airbus broke the gap between
aerodynamic and mechanical design in the design of A380 lifting device
and proposed the integrated design concept of aerodynamic, mechanism
and drive system, and completed the integrated design platform in CATIA
environment, becoming the most advanced lifting device design platform
at present. The lifting devices for different types of aircraft are given in
Figs. 7.106, 7.107, 7.108, 7.109, 7.122.
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mechanical retraction mechanism to guide them to the appropriate design
position. Airbus’s Peter K. C. Rudolph et al. wrote “Transonic Airliner Lifting
Device Design” in 1996 to provide a detailed description of the transonic
airliner’s lifting device before 1996. It can be seen that different aircraft adopt
different retracting mechanisms. Peter K. C. Rudolph is more inclined to the
description of the mechanism of the lifting device, but the specific aerodynamic performance of the aircraft lifting device is not described in detail.
There are also no specific data to explain the specific effects of various lifting
mechanisms on aerodynamic performance. Both A.M.O. Smith and Peter K.
C. Rudolph have conducted in-depth research on the lifting devices from
different fields.
Airbus’ Daniel Reckzeh has been designing high-lift devices for more than
a decade and has been involved in the high-lift devices design of A380,
A400M, and A350XWB aircraft. He used the practical experience to explain
the advanced methods and means of Airbus in designing the lifting device.
In his several papers, the lifting devices design of the A380, A400M, and
A350 were described, and the concepts and methods of joint design of aerodynamics and mechanisms were described. In foreign countries, due to the
success of Boeing and Airbus in the development of large airliners, they have
gained rich research and design experience in the design and manufacturing
technology of the lifting device, as well as long-term technical accumulation.
In order to avoid following the complicated lifting mechanism of Boeing,
Airbus carried out a bold and innovative design from the simplification,
using a multi-objective and comprehensive design concept of aerodynamics,
mechanism, structure, strength, maintenance, economy, etc. The simplified
mechanism form was successful on the A320, especially under the premise of
meeting the aerodynamic requirements, the support and drive systems were
boldly reformed (as shown in Fig. 7.105). Airbus broke the gap between
aerodynamic and mechanical design in the design of A380 lifting device
and proposed the integrated design concept of aerodynamic, mechanism
and drive system, and completed the integrated design platform in CATIA
environment, becoming the most advanced lifting device design platform
at present. The lifting devices for different types of aircraft are given in
Figs. 7.106, 7.107, 7.108, 7.109, 7.122.