ABSTRACT
[...]the following 13 conference papers have been selected for publication in this peer-reviewed special issue: Topczewski S., Żugaj M.;Bibik P., “Impact of Actuators Backlash on the Helicopter Control During Landing on the Moving Vessel Deck” Kopecki G., “Aircraft Control With the Use of Model Reference Adaptive Control” Rodzewicz M., “Comparative fatigue properties estimation of composite structural nodes” Kowalski M., Goraj Z.;Goliszek B., “The use of FEA and semi-empirical equations for weight estimation of a passenger aircraft” Olejnik A., Dziubiński, A.: Kiszkowiak. Ł., “CFD simulation of engine nacelle cooling on pusher configuration aircraft” Goraj Z., Kowalski M., Kiszkowiak Ł.;Olejnik A., “Simulation of a passenger aircraft flight with the wing tip cut” Bridel G., Goraj Z.;Kiszkowiak Ł., Brevot Jean-G. and Devaux J., Szczepański C., Vrchota P., “Air combat training - high energy at lowest cost” Kwiek A., Galiński C., Bogdański K., Hajduk J.;Tarnowski A., “Results of Simulation and Scaled Flight Tests Performed on a Rocket-Plane at High Angles of Attack” Rogalski T., Rzucidło P., Noga St.;Prusik J., “Unmanned Aircraft Automatic Flight Control Algorithm in an Immelmann Manoeuvre” Kretov A., “Sensitivity Factors of Aircraft Mass for the Conceptual Design” Noga St., Maciejowska K.;Rogalski T., “Vibration Analysis of an Aviation Engine Turbine Shaft Shield” Samolej S., Dec G., Rzońca D., Majka A.;Rogalski T., “Regular Graph-based Free Route Flight Planning Approach” Pieniążek J.;Cieciński P., “Safety analysis of the optionally-piloted airplane landing” The articles deal with different solutions for future aerospace challenges in the areas of novel configuration, aerodynamics, design methods, multidisciplinary optimization, UAV and stress analysis. [...]I would like to thank the Editor-in-Chief of the AEAT, Prof. Philip Webb, for his agreement, and support of all editorial team of AEAT in making this issue possible.