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The Aerospace Engineer’s Formula Sheet
B.1_ COST ANALYSIS
Quantity discount factor:
QDF = (Fexp)#278
‘Number of engineering manhours:
Hen = 0.0896: Wayprme VHF
Foomp’Feress
Number of tooling manhours:
Hoot, = 1.0082- Waite’ VERY NOMS ho Fraper
Fee’ Foomp’Fpress
Number of manufacturing labor manhours
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T/W for a desired T-O distance:
T _ Vioe ,#°Co 10 5 1 (y
Wo y-sc) WIS
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T/W for a desired cruise airspeed:
= aC min (as) +(5) (3)
T/W for a service ceiling:
Fire = 9.6613- W924 V2" .N°S2 Fore Fer-Foome
Break-even analysis:
N, ‘Total Fixed Cost
‘3 ~ Unit Sales Price — Unit Variable Cost
B.2_ CONSTRAINT.
NALYSIS
T/W for a level constant velocity turn:
T/W for a desired rate-of-climb:
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B.3_ WEIGHT ANALYSIS
Design gross weight:
= Wet Wu
Wo = Wet We+ Wy+ Wy
w=
Empty weight ratio:
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This can be solved for We:
We+ Wp
Yo = aT
~ Ge) - Ge)
Sailplanes:
We __ [0.2950 + 0.0386-In Wo if Wo is in Ibe
Wo ~ (0.3255 +-0.0386-In Wy if Wy isin kg
Powered sailplanes:
We _ [0.3068 4-0.0510:In Wp if Wo is in Iby
Wo ~ (03471 +0.0510-In Wy if Wy isinkg
Light Sport Aircraft (land):
We _ [15451 —0.1402-In Wy if Wo isin Iby
Wo ~ | 14343 —0.1402-In Wy if Wo is in kg
Light Sport Aircraft (amphib)
We _ [1.6351 —0.1402-In Wo if Wo isin by
Wo ~ \15243—0.1402-In Wo if Wo isin kg
GA single engine:
We _ [0.8841 —0.0833:In Wo if Wo is in Ibe
We ~ (0.8578 —0.0333-In Wo if Wo isin kg,
GA twin piston:
We _ [0.4074 +0,0253-In Wo if Wo isin Iby
Wo ~ (04274 +0.0253-In Wy if Wy isinkg.
GA twin turboprop:
We _ [0.5319 4-0.0066-In Wy if Wp is in Iby
Wo ~ (0.5371 +0.0066-In Wy if Wo is inkg
Agricultural:
We _ [1.4029 - 0.0995-In Wo if Wy isin Ibe
Wo ~ \ 13242 0.0995-In Wo if Wo isin kg
Wing Weight
Raymer:
WP \ cos? Aca
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Nicolai
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*(a) V1 * 500
Horizontal Tail (HT) Weight
Raymer:
4 0.168 gate (100-476)?
Warr = 0.016(1- Wo)“ 4°15 sp? ( 7 )
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Vertical Tail (VT) Weight
Raymer:
Wr = 0.073(1 + 0.2Fya) (Wo) 7° 4 S947
(100-t/¢\) ° / ARvr \% gags
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Nicolai:
a ‘nzWo\"*? (Syr)"*
vin ws (4 "(ee
Fuselage Weight
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Frrmas|
Raymer:
Wrus = 0.052- 5} 986(n;Wo)?!”
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Nicolai
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Main Landing Gear Weight
Raymer:
Wyinc: = 0.095(0 4) (Ly /12)08?
Nicolai
Waste = 0.054406} (Ly /12)°"
Nose Landing Gear Weight
Raymer:
Wyug = 0.125(mW1)°°° (Ly (12)?
Installed Engine Weight
Raymer:
Wr = 2573W2 Nin
Nicolai
Wer = 2575WEX@NeNc
Fuel System Weight
Raymer:
036
Wes = 2.49 n*( 52) NO22.NB
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Nicolai:
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Flight Control System Weight
Raymer:
Were = 0.0531}5°0°" (n,Wo x 10-4)"
Nicolai
Werm, = 1.0803 (Powered control system)
Were. = 1.066W9% (Manual control system)
Hydraulic System Weight
Raymer
Wino = 0.001Wo
Avionics Systems Weight
Raymer:
Way = 2017005
Nicola:
Way = 2.117 WO
Electrical System
Raymer
We = 12.57(Wes + Way)?!
Nicolai
Wer = 1257(Wes + Way)?!
Air-conditioning and Anti-icing
Raymer:
Wac = 0.26503 S2N 36S. Wy? M00
Nicola
Wac = 0.2650 3=NBE.W3y7 M08
Furnishings
Raymer:
Wrurn = 0.05829 ~ 65
Nicolai:
Wrurn = 34.5N crew ai
Center of gravity
Xo = Me Th Wks
Yoo - Me Ti W yi
tog = Me. MEW x2
Wee We