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  1. Design and Feasibility Study of Novel Flying Wing Carrier for Launching Small Satellites in Low Earth Orbit

    Article • Applied Sciences, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  2. MDAO and Aeroelastic Analyses of Small Solar-Powered UAVs with Box-Wing and Tandem-Wing Architectures

    Article • Aerospace, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  3. A DoE-based scalable approach for the preliminary structural design of Box-Wing aircraft from regional to medium range categories

    Article • January 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  4. Conceptual investigation on performance of short-medium range aircraft with liquid hydrogen propulsion and different airframe architectures

    Article • January 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  5. A Parametric Approach for Conceptual Integration and Performance Studies of Liquid Hydrogen Short–Medium Range Aircraft

    Article • Applied Sciences, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  6. A Parametric Approach for Conceptual Integration and Performance Studies of Liquid Hydrogen Short-Medium Range Aircraft

    Article • June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  7. Prediction of Maximum Lift Coefficient of Box-Wing Aircraft through the Combination of an Analytical Adaptation of the DATCOM Method and Vortex-Lattice Simulations

    Article • Journal of Aerospace Engineering, May 2022, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  8. Future Aircraft and the Future of Aircraft Noise

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  9. Multi-scale deterministic optimisation of blended composite structures: case study of a box-wing

    Article • Thin-Walled Structures, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  10. A Conceptual Design Methodology for e-VTOL Aircraft for Urban Air Mobility

    Article • Applied Sciences, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  11. A Physics-Based Multidisciplinary Approach for the Preliminary Design and Performance Analysis of a Medium Range Aircraft with Box-Wing Architecture

    Article • Aerospace, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  12. A DoE-based approach for the implementation of structural surrogate models in the early stage design of box-wing aircraft

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  13. Aircraft turnaround time estimation in early design phases: Simulation tools development and application to the case of box-wing architecture

    Article • Journal of Air Transport Management, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  14. Innovative Box-Wing Aircraft: Emissions and Climate Change

    Article • Sustainability, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  15. THEA-CODE: a design tool for the conceptual design of hybrid-electric aircraft with conventional or unconventional airframe configurations

    Article • Mechanics & Industry, January 2021, EDP Sciences

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  16. Tools and methodologies for box-wing aircraft conceptual aerodynamic design and aeromechanic analysis

    Article • Mechanics & Industry, January 2021, EDP Sciences

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  17. Spiral trajectories induced by radial thrust with applications to generalized sails

    Article • Astrodynamics, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  18. Trajectory Analysis of a Sun-Facing Solar Sail with Optical Degradation

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, September 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla, Giovanni Mengali

  19. Preliminary Take-Off Analysis and Simulation of PrandtlPlane Commercial Aircraft

    Article • Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  20. Aerodynamic analysis and optimization of a boxwing architecture for commercial airplanes

    Article • January 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  21. Preliminary design and performance analysis of a box-wing transport aircraft

    Article • January 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  22. Preliminary design of a box-wing VTOL UAV

    Article • Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, November 2019, Emerald

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  23. Conceptual design of a box-wing civil transport aircraft

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, February 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  24. The Project “Parsifal”: Prandtlplane Architecture For The Sustainable Improvement Of Future Airplanes

    Article • MATEC Web of Conferences, January 2019, EDP Sciences

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  25. Preliminary methods the analysis of stability of box-wing aircraft

    Article • Aircraft Engineering, November 2018, Emerald

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  26. Design, Optimization and Manufacturing of Metallic Wings of Light Aircraft

    Article • October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  27. Preliminary design of a Tiltwing UAV with a box wing configuration

    Article • October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  28. Design of a box-wing aircraft proposed as a more efficient alternative for future air transport.

    Article • June 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  29. Design of a Fuselage-Mounted Main Landing Gear of a Medium-Size Civil Transport Aircraft

    Article • April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  30. Preliminary transonic aerodynamic analyses of a box-wing transport aircraft

    Article • Transportation Research Procedia, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  31. PARSIFAL Project: a Breakthrough Innovation in Air Transport

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  32. WAGNER: a new code for parametrical structural study of fuselages of civil transport aircraft

    Article • July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  33. Flight dynamics model for preliminary design of PrandtlPlane wing configuration with sizing of the control surfaces

    Article • October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  34. Mission architecture for Mars exploration based on small satellites and planetary drones

    Article • International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems, July 2016, Emerald

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  35. Aerodynamic optimization of a large PrandtlPlane configuration

    Article • July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  36. Ultralight amphibious PrandtlPlane: the final design

    Article • July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  37. HyPSim: A Simulation Tool for Hybrid Aircraft Performance Analysis

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  38. Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  39. IDINTOS: the first prototype of an amphibious PrandtlPlane-shaped aircraft

    Article • July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  40. Aerodynamic design of a light amphibious PrandtlPlane: wind tunnel tests and CFD validation

    Article • April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  41. Design of a prototype of light amphibious PrandtlPlane

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  42. Bioinspired Mechanisms and Sensorimotor Schemes for Flying: A Preliminary Study for a Robotic Bat

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  43. A Personal Robotic Flying Machine with Vertical Takeoff Controlled by the Human Body Movements

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  44. A new ultralight amphibious PrandtlPlane: preliminary CFD design of the hull

    Article • July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  45. Design of Solar Powered Unmanned Biplanes for HALE Missions

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla

  46. The PrandtlPlane Configuration: Overview on Possible Applications to Civil Aviation

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vittorio Cipolla