Take-off aided by magnetic levitation technology

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to analyze changes in the selected characteristics of an aircraft aided by a ground-based system using magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) to support safe take-off. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis of the mass characteristics of the main aircraft units with conventional constructing solutions was carried out in this paper. It allowed determining the mass of these units and verifying the obtained results on the basis of the known examples. Thanks to such an approach it was possible to determine the mass of the aircraft modified for the requirements of the ground and on-board system for support of the aircraft safe take-off and landing (GABRIEL) system taking into account the change in the weights of the modified units (fuselage, wings, power unit, landing gear, etc.). The weight of the aircraft in its basic version was determined on the basis of the common knowledge and methods described in the scientific literature which are based on the statistical analysis. The w...

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