AeroPack
AeroPack is a collection of unique drawing tools created specifically for airplane design and drafting that can also read geometric information from the Advanced Aircraft Analysis (AAA) analysis modules.
AeroPack is an add-on enhancement to Punch Software Shark and Shark FX, which are two separate full featured 2D and 3D digital design solutions that provide versatile modeling practices and precision drafting capabilities all within one seamlessly integrated package.
Shark FX-AP integrates AeroPack into Shark FX, which is a full-featured application that supports an integrated collection of 2D, 3D, surface, and solid modeling tools, photorealistic rendering and animation.
Shark-AP is similar to Shark FX-AP but does not have photo rendering or animation.
AeroPack Tools:
Space Spline
Space Spline creates a combined projection between two existing curves. Useful when creating control curves for polyconic surfaces.
Obscuration Plot
Using the Obscuration tool, the field of view of a pilot, sensor or antenna can be calculated and plotted. This plot will show any obstructions in the field of view from a selected point.
Curve Integration
Curve Integration will numerically integrate a curve to find the area underneath it. Used in conjunction with the Perimeter Curve and Area/CG Curve tools to find wetted areas and volumes, respectively.
Import Airplane
Import Airplane allows the user to create files in AeroPack based on data from .geo files created by Advanced Aircraft Analysis.
Replace Curve
The Replace Curve tool quickly updates geometry by replacing one curve with another in the feature tree of all objects in the model. This means that all geometry created from the original curve will update to the new curve. Useful when changing airfoils of lifting surfaces.
Export Curve
Export Curve exports the coordinates of a curve to a .spl file. This file can be imported back into Concepts for use in future models.
Plot Curve
Plot Curve produces graphs of inflection points, curvature, and first derivatives.
Perimeter Curve
Perimeter curve creates a plot of perimeter length as a function of body stations. When used in conjunction with the Curve Integration tool, the Perimeter Curve tool can be used to find the wetted area of components.
Polyconic Surfaces
A Polyconic Surface is a surface constructed along a path of smoothly changing conic sections. Adjacent surfaces can be easily made exactly tangent to each other so there will be no bumps or dips in your finished airplane. This result is very important in composite airplanes with smooth surfaces that reveal the slightest errors in curve geometry, but nearly impossible to achieve with conventional or freeform curve drawing methods.
Airfoil Generation
Airfoils can be constructed from files (spline through digitized points) or from NACA/NASA equations.
Lifting Surfaces Planform Generation
Lifting Surface Planforms can be generated automatically given different combinations of span, root chord, tip chord, sweep, aspect ratio, taper ratio and surface area parameters.
Area/CG Curve
Area/CG Curve calculates and displays as a graph the cross sectional area of a component or complete configuration as a function of the distance along a specified axis. This tool is useful for area-ruling transonic or supersonic cruise airplanes.
Sum Curves
Sum Curves allows the user to add two or more curves together. It can be used to sum Area/CG curves from different components.
Mean Geometric Chord
Mean Geometric Chord calculates the length and location of the Mean Geometric Chord for straight-tapered and cranked planforms.
Software Pricing
Software purchase includes AeroPack & Shark/Shark FX node locked licenses, user manuals and service releases. Educational and multiple license discounts!Software Evaluation
This is 30-day license for Shark/Shark FX-AP: You cannot save, print, copy, paste or export files. You will receive the AeroPack download instructions in a separate email (after Shark/Shark FX is installed).Due to America Online's network procedures, AOL users may not be able to download the evaluation software. We comply with United States export regulations and may limit availability of our software.
AeroPack Tutorials
The AeroPack Tutorial will help the CAD user understand and utilize the diverse and powerful airplane specific drawing tools made available in Shark FX-AP and Shark-AP.Purchase Student License
Applicant must be enrolled as an aeronautical engineering student and have a valid student ID. Software can only be used for class work and university sponsored design projects. Software cannot be installed in a University lab, shared with or transferred to another student.System Requirements:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Vista, or Windows 2000
- Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon class processor
- 512 MG RAM or greater
- Mouse Point Device
- DVD Drive
- Mac OSX 10.4
- Open GL
- G4 or G5
- 512 MB RAM
- DVD Drive
- Mouse (recommend 2 button mouse