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Insights and Challenges of Flight Simulation Systems in Air Transportation
Laura N. Martins - lauramartins.nit@ubi.pt
LAETA/UBI-AeroG, Aerospace Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering, Univesrity of Beira Interior
Luís G. Trindade - a29408@ubi.pt
LAETA/UBI-AeroG, Aerospace Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering, Univesrity of Beira Interior
João Neves - joao.a.neves@sapo.pt
LAETA/UBI-AeroG, Aerospace Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering, Univesrity of Beira Interior
Jorge Silva - jmiguel240959@sapo.pt
LAETA/UBI-AeroG, Aerospace Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering, Univesrity of Beira Interior
Kouamana Bousson - ksbousson@gmail.com
LAETA/UBI-AeroG, Aerospace Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering, Univesrity of Beira Interior
Abstract
Nowadays it is necessary to produce innovative and reliable products at the lowest possible cost. Simulation is present
during design, development and validation of aeronautical vehicles or systems. It is widely used, seen on design tools like
Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), MATrix LABoraty (MATLAB) or in Flight Simulation. X-
Plane, Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS)/Lockheed Martin Prepar3D® and Flight Gear are the most used software when it
comes to simulation of aeronautical systems in a virtual World. They are based on two different flight dynamics methods, the
Newtonian and the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), each one with different capabilities. In the beginning of Aviation,
airships were used to transport passengers but today the researchers are developing further studies regarding its flight
capabilities. The goal of this article is survey the tools and methods to simulation a system and research the best platform to
simulation a Rigid Hybrid Airship.
Keywords
Flight Simulation, PCATD, X-Plane, FlightGear, Prepar3D®, MSFS, Airship