Impact of Takeoff Trajectory Design on Performance and Noise for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft

Gonzalez, Victoria; Yeung, Seraphin H.; Huynh, Jacqueline L.; Hansman, R. John

doi:10.2514/1.c038248

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Impact of Takeoff Trajectory Design on Performance and Noise for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft

2025-12-01
By Gonzalez, Victoria ; Yeung, Seraphin H. ; Huynh, Jacqueline L. ; ...

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Gonzalez, Victoria ; Yeung, Seraphin H. ; Huynh, Jacqueline L. ; Hansman, R. John
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aircraft Airspace ASCENT Energy Consumption Flight Control Systems Flight Paths Mobility Rotor Blades STOL Aircraft VTOL Aircraft
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eScholarship UC item 761269mb
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https://doi.org/10.2514/1.c038248
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Journal Article
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Open Access; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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United States
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Abstract:

A broad range of AAM aircraft are currently in development, each with varying community noise footprints and energy consumption depending on the specifics of their departure and arrival flight trajectories, which must be understood for effective airspace integration. This work presents a framework for analyzing AAM trajectory design, focusing on key performance characteristics including community noise impact, energy consumption, and flight duration. The framework can be applied to diverse AAM vehicle types, as demonstrated in this work on a Blown-Flap Short Takeoff and Landing vehicle, a Tilt-Rotor Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicle, and a Lift plus Cruise Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicle. Results of comparing various takeoff procedures for each vehicle show trade-offs between community noise, energy consumption, and flight duration, highlighting the importance of strategic trajectory design.
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This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Please cite this article as: Impact of Takeoff Trajectory Design on Performance and Noise for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Victoria Gonzalez, Seraphin Yeung, Jacqueline Huynh, and R. John Hansman Journal of Aircraft 0 0:0, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.c038248
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13-C-AJFE-MIT-112, 131
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