Research Article

Flight Loads Prediction of High Aspect Ratio Wing Aircraft Using Multibody Dynamics

Table 2

Lowest natural frequencies of free-free aircraft.

Mode descriptionFrequency [Hz]

1st symm. bending0.836
1st antisymm. bending1.238
1st antisymm. bending + VT bending1.792
2nd symm. bending2.059
1st antisymm. bending + VT torsion/HT bending2.235
2nd antisymm. bending2.757
1st antisymm. mixed bending + VT torsion/HT bending3.281
1st symm. mixed bending + fuselage/HT bending3.640
3rd symm. bending + torsion3.710
1st in-plane bending + fuselage/HT bending4.019
3rd antisymm. bending + torsion4.848