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    The document discusses key parameters for preliminary aircraft design including gross weight, wing loading, aircraft drag, fuel consumption, and thrust. It provides formulas and typical values for estimating gross weight based on payload and fuel requirements. It also outlines relationships between wing loading and characteristic length or weight, and gives equations for estimating wing loading for different aircraft types. The document gives equations and values for estimating zero-lift drag coefficient based on aircraft configuration and skin friction coefficient. It notes that brake specific and thrust specific fuel consumption will be summarized but does not provide additional details.

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    The document discusses key parameters for preliminary aircraft design including gross weight, wing loading, aircraft drag, fuel consumption, and thrust. It provides formulas and typical values for estimating gross weight based on payload and fuel requirements. It also outlines relationships between wing loading and characteristic length or weight, and gives equations for estimating wing loading for different aircraft types. The document gives equations and values for estimating zero-lift drag coefficient based on aircraft configuration and skin friction coefficient. It notes that brake specific and thrust specific fuel consumption will be summarized but does not provide additional details.

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    The document discusses key parameters for preliminary aircraft design including gross weight, wing loading, aircraft drag, fuel consumption, and thrust. It provides formulas and typical values for estimating gross weight based on payload and fuel requirements. It also outlines relationships between wing loading and characteristic length or weight, and gives equations for estimating wing loading for different aircraft types. The document gives equations and values for estimating zero-lift drag coefficient based on aircraft configuration and skin friction coefficient. It notes that brake specific and thrust specific fuel consumption will be summarized but does not provide additional details.

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    Preliminary Aircraft Design 11/16/2007

    Preliminary Design
    • Gross weight
    • Wing loading
    • Aircraft drag
    • Brake specific fuel consumption
    • Th t specific
    Thrust ifi fuel
    f l consumption
    ti
    • Summary

    11/16/2007 1

    Gross Weight

    Typically, the empty weight of an aircraft is


    50 60% of the design gross weight
    50-60% eight
    Knowing the payload and fuel
    requirements for the aircraft, the gross
    weight can be estimated.

    11/16/2007 2

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    Preliminary Aircraft Design 11/16/2007

    Wing Loading
    For geometrically similar aircraft of similar
    construction, it can be expected that

    S ∝ l 2 where l is a characteristic length


    W ∝ l3
    W 1
    ∝W 3
    S

    The upper side of the shaded boundary is


    representative of high speed aircraft

    = 2.94⎛⎜W 3 − 6 ⎞⎟ psf
    W 1

    S ⎝ ⎠
    For low speed aircraft on the bottom of the
    shaded region

    = 1.54⎛⎜W 3 − 6 ⎞⎟ psf
    W 1

    S ⎝ ⎠
    11/16/2007 3

    Aircraft Drag
    Zero-Lift Drag Coefficient: Oswald Efficiency Factor:
    CD0 ≅ 0.037 Light aircraft, fixed gear e = 0. 6 low wing aircraft

    C D0 ≅ 0.025 Light aircraft, retractable gear e = 0.8 high wing aircraft

    Sw
    CD 0 = CF
    S
    CF = avg skin friction coef

    0.008 < CF < 0.010 Propeller, fixed gear

    0.0045 < C F < 0.007 Propeller, retractable gear

    0.0035 < CF < 0.0045 Jet, pod mounted engines

    0.0030 < C F < 0.0035 Jet, internal engines

    11/16/2007 4

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    Preliminary Aircraft Design 11/16/2007

    Brake Specific Fuel Consumption

    11/16/2007 5

    Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption

    11/16/2007 6

    3
    Preliminary Aircraft Design 11/16/2007

    Summary

    11/16/2007 7

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