Abstract:Modern large airliners and high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles predominantly utilize high aspect ratio wings. Aircraft equipped with high aspect ratio wings can effectively reduce energy consumption; however, due to their structural characteristics, they experience considerable deformation under the influence of gravity and aerodynamic force. In order to investigate the landing response characteristics of a large flexible aircraft, a comprehensive landing dynamics model was developed, taking into account the flexibility of the airframe. This model was based on a high aspect ratio UAV as a reference sample and was integrated with a finite element model of the airframe. The analysis focused on the effects of the elastic modes and the initial attitude angle of the airframe on the landing loads and the dynamic response of the wings. Utilizing the response surface method, a surrogate model was created to optimize the parameters of the landing gear buffers. The results indicate that for large flexible aircraft, increasing the design travel of the landing gear buffers is beneficial in reducing both the landing loads and the dynamic response of the wings.