Research Article

An Optimum Design of a Subsonic Aircraft Wing due to the Aerodynamic Loading

Table 6

Comparison between the current work and that reported by Gargan [29].

Current work
Skin thickness (mm)Core thickness (mm)Max deformation (mm)von Mises stress (MPa)Stress ratioMass (kg)

22338.84473.871.066200.21
24321.44487.81.035253.46
26308.4515.520.979306.56
32233.76324.61.556258.8
34223.743161.598311.5
36215.75309.671.631363.82
42179.45253.161.995317.96
44173.04244.052.064369.96
46167.95235.522.144421.71

Mr. Gargan [29]
Skin thickness (mm)Displacement (m)von Mises stress (MPa)Mass (kg)

150.056460414
20.047361440
250.041298467
30.037254493
3.50.032221520