WING SWEEP HINGE MOX 410

Sidhant Kumar
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Current tailless aircrafts use wing controls for balance.
This requires larger wings.
Fixed wing tailored for specific flight conditions.
Adjusting the lift distribution would be ideal instead.
OBJECTIVES
A hinge is to be designed that can allow outer wing sweep.
To be located between the inner and outer wing
To allow for a better balance control.
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS
Permanent load introduction to main spars.
Withstand harsh environmental conditions.
Free of play.
Replaceable elements.
Low resistance to sweep.
Corrosion resistance.
Quick attachment and detachment
Eliminate the chance of loosing components in grass or sand while
assembling/disassembling.
CONCEPTS CONSIDERED
Bearings:
Tapered roller bearings and journal bearings/bushings.
- Selection based on: Load bearing capacity, friction coefficient, sizes
Sealings:
Contact and non contact sealings
-Selection based on: sealing effectiveness, size, maintenance, wear and tear.
Joining mechanism:
Bolted joint
- Selection based on: quick attachment and detachment of highly loaded joints
CALCULATIONS CONSIDERED
 Aerodynamic approach and load factor equation approach were looked at.
Load factor approach was used, where:

With n=7 according to EASA CS 22 for aerobatic use.

ASSUMPTIONS
The wings have a uniform cord length.
The lift distribution is uniform over the wing.
The outer wing can be modelled as a cantilever beam.
Inner and outer wings have the same length.
CALCULATIONS
At 7g and 600kg (Max weight)
Lift force on outer wing = 10.3 kN
Moment at hinge = 23.2 kNm
Bearing axial force = 10.3 kN
Bearing radial force = 193 kN

Bearings that can withstand this load would make the

hinge much bigger and massive, keeping in mind that
a bearing factor of 2 still needs to be applied to the
calculated forces.
CALCULATIONS
At 7g and 350 kg
Bearing radial force = 112.5 kN
Bending stress on hinge shaft = 160 MPa
Shear stress on bearing-shaft interface = 34.3 MPa

Check for yield failure using Von-Mises

Von-Mises stress = 160 Mpa (use for material selection using general s.f of 1.5)
FATIGUE
Fatigue study at 1g and 600kg
Min bending stress on shaft = 34 MPa (static conditions)

Force due to gust with a velocity of 15 m/s perpendicular to the wing:

Max bending stress on shaft = 43.8 MPa
FATIGUE
Check for fatigue failure using Soderberg’s criteria.
For shaft bending stress and life plug bending stress.

Bearing fatigue
Done according to NTN Catalogue at 90% reliability.
80,000 hours of use at 1g.
DESIGN
CONCLUSION
Using off the shelf bearings, aerobatics at a mass of 600kg was not possible.
Possible for custom bearings to do the job but was not considered.
Aerobatics possible at 350kg.
Design met almost all the requirements.