Abstract:In order to summarize the research methods for numerical simulation method of ditching, provide support for ditching analysis of civil aircraft design, this paper reviews the research progress of numerical simulation methods available for civil aircraft ditching, mainly including plane element method, finite volume method, smoothed particle hydrodynamic method and finite element method. In this paper, the basic principles and applications of these methods are summarized, and the results of different methods are compared and analyzed for future research direction.