Gust encounters of rigid wings: Taming the parameter space

Abstract

Recent efforts to study discrete large-amplitude gust encounters have often focused on one of three canonical problems: transverse, vortex, or streamwise gust encounters. A selection of this work is highlighted, concentrating on two-dimensional problems where the length scale of the gust flow is similar to the wing chord, and the amplitude of the gust flow is similar to the freestream. Current and outstanding questions are outlined for future work, including the role of low-order models and the limitations of using canonical problems to represent real-world gust encounters.