“…Coupling these together, namely full 3D finite element models (FEM) with boundary-layer resolving computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solvers is not a trivial procedure and computationally demanding problem. Thus, usually, for high aspect ratio aircraft the first simplifying assumption comes on the structural side, employing one-dimensional beam models for slender wings which can be more easily coupled with the aerodynamic model [6,7]. Beam models capable of capturing the nonlinear effects resulting from large deformations and finite rotations are now standard use in aeroelasticity, with several models for geometrically exact beam formulations available, notably intrinsic [8], displacement-based [9], or strain-based [10], but also others such as the modal rotation method [11,12].…”