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Methods

Compact, physics-based methods built for rapid conceptual and early preliminary aircraft-design studies.

  • Systems engineering, air-vehicle design, and structural methods integrated into one concise workflow.
  • Custom automation, machine learning, and private AI support tailored to technical and operational use cases.
  • Brief, decision-ready outputs for early-stage studies, internal tool development, and higher-fidelity follow-up analyses.

Applied methods

Methods supporting TAFAIR services

Each service is backed by compact technical methods designed to keep concept studies brief, traceable, and decision-ready.

Concept definition and architecture framing

Structured requirement capture, interface definition, and trade-space framing for new vehicle and technology concepts.

Multidisciplinary sizing and optimisation loops

Fast loops linking layout, structure, mass, propulsion, and performance for higher-quality early-stage decisions.

Structural sizing and mass-estimation methods

Physics-based methods for wing structures, load cases, mass breakdowns, and concept-level structural screening.

Automation and custom engineering tools

Workflow automation, internal engineering utilities, and repeatable technical pipelines for faster project delivery.

Predictive ML and data-processing pipelines

Engineering-data preparation, model training, and inference workflows for targeted predictive support.

Private AI and higher-fidelity follow-up support

Local LLM workflows, AI-assisted process automation, and deeper analysis where concept studies need stronger evidence.

483 load cases covered

Symmetric manoeuvre, rolling, and combined cases screened to identify the governing structural conditions.

14 aircraft validated

Benchmarked against real and advanced wing datasets to keep the methods credible at concept stage.

-2.22% average mass-estimation error

Validated research-grade agreement with real wing-group mass data for transport-aircraft studies.

0.1 s per load case

Fast computational turnaround suited to rapid trade studies and multidisciplinary design loops.

Structural Sizing & Mass Estimation

Quasi-analytical sizing and mass-estimation methods for cantilever, strut-braced, and truss-braced wings in metallic or composite form.

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Parametric Studies

Sensitivity studies across aspect ratio, load cases, propulsion layouts, and structural variables to expose the dominant design drivers quickly.

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Critical Loading Scenarios

A broad loading framework with 483 cases reduced to the governing scenarios that drive structural sizing.

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Novel Configurations

Support for high- and ultra-high-aspect-ratio wings, hydrogen concepts, electric or distributed propulsion, and novel transport-aircraft configurations.

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