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Abstract In this paper, the aeroelastic problems of slender vehicles under the influence of random factors and thrust are studied. An aeroelastic dynamic model of a free-free Euler–Bernoulli beam considering thrust and aerodynamic forces is established based on Hamilton’s principle of nonconservative systems. On this basis, considering the influence of random factors, the elastic modulus and viscous drag are regarded as one-dimensional continuous stationary random fields and discretized. The stochastic finite element method is used to solve the dynamic model, and the results are compared with the Monte Carlo simulation results. Then, the influence of the correlation of the random field on the elastic displacement is further analyzed. The following simulation results are obtained: (1) the stochastic factor analysis model established in this paper can reflect the statistical characteristics of aeroelastic response well; (2) the stronger the correlation of the random field is, the greater the expectation of elastic displacement, but as the correlation increases, the expectation tends to be constant; and (3) it is necessary to choose the discrete length of the random field reasonably, and the discrete length depends on the correlation characteristics of the random field studied.