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Airplane Design I

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation

1396 - 1 A. Banazadeh
‫ورودیها‬
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‫‪ -1‬شاخصه های عملکردی و مأموریتی‬ ‫تخمین اولیه وزنها‬
‫(نیاز بازار یا خواست مشتری)‬ ‫(وزن خالی‪ ،‬برخاست و سوخت)‬ ‫ارائه سه طرح با سه تکنولوژی‬

‫تحلیل ابتدایی عملکردی‬ ‫آنالیز هزینه‬


‫تخمین سطح بال ‪ ،‬تعداد و نوع موتورها‪،‬‬
‫ضرایب ایرودینامیکی‬
‫چیدمانی خارجی اولیه‬ ‫ترسیم دقیق سه نما‬
‫شکل و موقعیت بال‪ ،‬دُم‪ ،‬چرخ ها و ‪...‬‬

‫تخمین ابعاد دم افقی و عمودی‬ ‫بررسی نهایی الزامات عملکردی‬


‫پروفیل مأموریت ‪‬‬ ‫طراحی پارامترهای هندسی بال‬
‫‪ -2‬قیدهای هندسی حاکم بر طراحی‬ ‫تعیین موقعیت و نوع ارابه فرود‬ ‫بررسی الزامات آییننامه‬
‫‪ -3‬تجهیزات پروازی و کمک پروازی‬ ‫چیدمانی کابین مسافرین و خلبان‬
‫‪ -4‬قیدهای فناوری‬ ‫تخمین مشخصات ایرودینامیکی‬
‫تخمین وزن و باالنس‬
‫تخمین حجم سوخت‬
‫تجمیع سیستم پیشرانش‬
‫طراحی سطوح کنترلی‬ ‫طراحی سازه ای‬
‫تحلیلهای پایداری‬

‫‪Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation‬‬


Airbus A380 Engine Failure 2017

forced to land in a remote part of eastern Canada

GP7200 engines

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


‫پروفیل مأموریت یک تصویر ‪ 2‬بعدی از شرایط دقیق پروازی هواپیما‬
‫‪Mission Profile‬‬ ‫مانند ارتفاع‪ ،‬سرعت‪ ،‬زمان‪ ،‬بارگذاری و سایر اطالعات عملکردی الزم‬
‫?‪What the airplane has to do‬‬ ‫برای تعیین وضیعت هواپیما در مراحل مختلف پروازی آن است که‬
‫بدون آن امکان سایزینگ وزنی وجود ندارد‬

‫نمونه پروفیل مأموریت یک جنگنده‬

‫‪Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation‬‬


Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation
‫‪Mission Profile‬‬
‫اطالعات حاصل از پروفیل مأمویت به منظور‬
‫طراحی و توسعه شکل ایرودینامیکی‪،‬‬
‫سیستم پیشران و اجزای وزنی هواپیما مورد‬
‫استفاده قرار می گیرد که در نهایت منجر به‬
‫تعیین خصوصیات دقیق عملکردی پرنده‬
‫میشود‬

‫خصوصیات عملکردی پرنده با تعریف درست پروفیل مأموریت در ارتباطند‬

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Mission Profile

‫شماتیک پروفیل مأموریت یک جت جنگنده چند منظوره‬

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Mission Requirement

First Published
Mission Requirement, 1907

Signal Corps, 1860


Support for the command and
control of combined arms forces
(communications and information) systems

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Fighter: Interception Mission, Hi-Lo-Hi
‫ انجام مأموریت و یا‬،‫ به مفهوم پرواز هواپیما در ارتفاع بهینه کروز تا رسیدن به هدف‬Hi-Lo-Hi ‫عبارت‬
.‫درگیری در ارتفاع پایین و بازگشت مجددا در ارتفاع بهینه کروز است‬

35,000 ft
Cruise Out (Optimum Mach and Altitude)

Configuration: (34,000 ft)


2 …External Tanks 33,000 ft
4 …Bombs
2 …Missiles Cruise Back 31,000 ft
1 …Gun 29,000 ft

Climb
Combat

7 minutes, 35 nm Radius
Reserves: S.L.
15 minutes (Loiter at S.L.) Mach 0.8
plus 5% of T/O Fuel
Start & Taxi (3 min)

440 nmi

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UAV: Surveillance Mission

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


UAV: Close Range Support

Xition Transition
HOGE Hover Out of Ground Effect
Vbr Velocity for best range

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Mission Profile: Jet Transport

3 4
Loiter
9 10
Loiter
Climb 5
2nd Climb
11
8
Missed approach
0 1 2
6 7 12 13
Taxi and take off Landing and taxi Land and taxi

Tehran Designed Range 7700 nm New York 200nm

 Pax 300
 Cruise Mach 0.81 For more, refer to chp. 10 of fixed wing
 Cruise Altitude 41000 ft performance: standard mission profiles
 Take off field Length 7500 ft U.S. NAVAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL,
GERALD L. GALLAGHER

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Mission Profile: Design World Air Distance

Mission Legs  Speed & Altitude Some


(Airport Specifications, Runway Constraints) Profile Advantages
Wider destination choices
Airworthiness Constraints High cabin volume (comfort)

35,000 ft Cruise Out (1500 nm, M=0.8)


Descent
No. of Passengers,
Loiter No. of Crew
Climb 0.3 hr
Taxi &Takeoff FAR/JAR …

4000 ft
Range
Main Alternate
Destination Destination
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Market Analysis: Capacity (Pax Growth), Fuel Price
≈ 140% increase for twin-aisle planes (wide-body) in 2014 (Aerospace America)

Modern and Fuel Efficient

Two successful single aisle family: A320, B737

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Common Reasons for Airplane Upgrade

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GLOBAL FLEET MARKET FORECAST SUMMARY
Source: Oliver Wyman

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2017-2027 AVERAGE AGE OF FLEET BY REGION
Source: Oliver Wyman

Boeing
CURRENT
MARKET
OUTLOOK
2016–2035

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Design Improvement (Subsonic Transports)
People are looking toward an environmentally friendly aircraft
Improvement
Weight Fuel Noise Nox Field Length
Technology Consumption Emission

Flow Control Over Wing and Body

Active Engine/Aircraft Control

Composite Material

Oil-free Bearings in engine

High-Bypass Geared Turbofan Engine

Propulsion Airframe Aeroacoustics

Landing Gear Fairings

Cabin Shield

Modern High Lift Devices

Recyclable Materials

Alternate Fuel

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Case Study: A380

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Case Study: A380
Variants

Primary Customers

Specification (380-800)
Max. Takeoff Weight (MTOW) = 1,250,000 lb (569,000 kg)
Reference Wing Area (S) = 9,095 ft2 (845 m2)
Cruise Mach Number = 0.85 (up to 0.89)
Number of Passengers = 525 (3-class), 853 (economy)
Range (full passenger payload) = 8,300 nm (15,400 km)
Stall Speed (Vstall) = 121 kt (224 km/h)
Thrust to Weight Ratio (T/W) = 0.23
Clmax(TO) = 2.6
Unit cost = US$ 430 million

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Case Study: A380
Motivation and Requirements (Airbus)

Customer Requirement:

50% less cabin noise than currently flying 747-400


Larger windows and overhead bins

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Case Study: A380

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Weight Estimation ‫تخمین اولیه وزن بر اساس پروفیل مأموریت‬
‫اساس پرواز غلبه بر وزن است‬
‫و لذا وزن قبل از شکل اهمیت‬ Anything more than 0.5% of total
‫دارد‬ weight should be accounted for

WTO = WOE + WPL + WF (Wused + Wreserved)

WOE = WE + WTFO + WCrew ~45 minutes of operation at


maximum continuous power
WE = WME + WFE

Wreserved = % of Wused
WTFO = Trapped Fuel and Oil = % of WTO
WME = Manufacturing Empty
WFE = Fixed Equipment

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Manufacturing empty weight
Depends on:
Category and Configuration
Mission (Flight Envelope, Loading)
Manufacturing process and Technology
Material (Metal, composites)

Fixed Equipment
• Systems (APU, Air Conditioning, Avionics…)
• Interior Furniture

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Payload Weight ‫وزن محموله به طور مشخص تابع مأموریت است‬

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Weight Estimation

1- Determine: WPL & WCrew


2- Guess: WTO From Similar Airplanes
3- Determine : WF
4- Find Out: WOE = WTO – WF – WPL
5- Find Out: WE = WOE – WCrew – WTFO WTFO =~ 0.5 % of WTO

6- Find Out Acceptable: WE Linear Relationship between Log(WTO) and Log(WE)


Log(WTO) = A + B Log(WE)

Change your guess for WT.O.


WE & WE
0.5% Tolerance

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Weight Estimation

1- Determining WPL & WCrew

According to Mission Analysis  Payload Type is found (Passenger, Cargo, Missile, …)

Commercial Airplanes 
Crew (Cockpit, Cabin) …… CS 23.25 or CS 25.785
170 lb/passenger, 30-40 lb/baggage (Short, Medium or Long Range)
175 lb/crew, 30 lb/ baggage (190 lb/for utility and acrobatic category)

Military Airplanes 
200 lb/crew

In FAR 23 certified airplanes crew weights are frequently calculated as payload

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Weight Estimation
2- Guessing WTO
Compare similar airplanes with the same mission  Jane’s or Web
No similar airplane  Arbitrary Guess!

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Weight Estimation %10 Required Flight Time + 200 n.m. alternate with 30 min. loiter

3- Determining : WF Mission Fuel Weight


WF = Wused + Wreserved (FAR part 121.643 and 645)
Reserved Fuel (More Loiter Time, Alternate Airport, Mission Requirement )  % Wused
Fuel Weight Estimation  From Fuel Fraction Method (Based on Statistics) = Wi/Wi-1

‫ احتمال عبور از باند و تکرار فرآیند نشستن و موارد‬،‫ ترافیک هوایی مقصد‬،‫ سوخت مورد نیاز پرواز با توجه به شرایط باد‬،‫در عمل‬
.‫خاص عملیاتی محاسبه میگردد‬

Cruise

W5 Loiter
W4
W6

Engine Start - Warm Up


Descent
W1 Climb/ Acceleration

W7 W8
W3 Landing Rotation Taxi and Shut Down
W2 T.O. Rotation
WT.O. Taxi “Mission Segments for Arbitrary Airplane”
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Calculating Mission Fuel Weight:
WT .O.  WFUsed  W8
1  WFUsed / WT .O.  W8 / WT .O.
7
1  WFUsed / WT .O.  M ff  (W1 / WT .O. ) (Wi 1 / Wi )
i 1

1  M ff  WFUsed / WT .O.
 WFUsed  (1  M ff )WT .O.
If there is weight drop in Wi :
Wi  WDrop
Wi 1 / Wi Corrected  [1  (1  Wi 1 / Wi ) ]
Wi
regular weight drop ratio
WF = Wused + Wreserved (% Wused )

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Fuel Fraction Method: Fraction Table

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Fuel Fraction for Climb-Acceleration (Nicolai)

،‫در اعداد ماخ باال به علت افزایش ضریب درگ‬


Wf/Wi
‫نسبت مصرف سوخت جهت رسیدن به سرعتهای‬
‫متفاوت متغیر و به صورت غیر خطی افزایش مییابد‬

Light Weight Fighter

Drag
Rise

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Fuel Fractions: For Cruise Climb (W4/W3)
W4/W3 W4/W3
Breguet Equation for Endurance

For Propeller Airplane

For Jet Airplane

Find From Mission Profile (Altitude, R/C)


Use the Average Values

For Efficiencies (cj) Use the next Table !

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Maximum L/D versus Mach Number for Cruise (Nicolai)
Cruise or Cruise Climb L/D is usually between 86%-94% of Maximum L/D

1
( L / D) max 
2 CD0 K

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Case Study: CDo
Boeing BWB

Antonov An-2

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Case Study: Maximum L/D

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Fuel Fractions: For Cruise and Loiter (W5/W4 or W6/W5)
W5/W4 W6/W5
Breguet Equation for Range Breguet Equation for Loiter

For Propeller Airplane For Propeller Airplane

w : lb cP : lb / Hphr V : mph Rcr : miles


For Jet Airplane For Jet Airplane

W fuel 1
 1 Rcr
W4  D
V L Rcr and Vcr or Eltr and Vltr are found From Mission Profile
cj
e
w : lb c j : lb / lbhr V : knots Rcr : n.mi.

Design Parameters: CJ or C p or L / D

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Performance review

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Decision Data: For Cruise and Loiter (W5/W4 or W6/W5)

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‫با کمک نمودا تکنولوژی یک ارتباط منطقی میان وزن برخاست هواپیما خود با وزن خال احتمالی آن برقرار کنید‬
‫این نمودار بیانگر اینست که با تکنولوژی موجود در مواد‪ ،‬طرح سازه و ساخت‪ ،‬تحمل حد مشخصی از بار وزن‬
‫مطابق استاندارد در پرواز امکانپذیر خواهد بود!‬

‫)‪6- Find Out Acceptable: WE (Based on Manufacturing Data‬‬


‫‪Linear Relationship between Log(WTO) and Log(WE):‬‬ ‫)‪Log(WTO) = A + B Log(WE‬‬

‫‪Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation‬‬


Log(WTO) = A + B Log(WE)

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Weight Estimation: Technology Trend

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Empty Weight Fraction for Current Aircraft

Fixed means payload

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Trend of Empty weight with Take-off Gross Weight

Your category!

y = 0.9235x + 0.5641

Log(WTO)

Log(WE)
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Weight Estimation: If you use composite material
Reduce acceptable WE (from your data base) if composite material is selected or you think
you may use better material, smarter design or improved manufacturing process!

Finally: WE & WE Change your guess of WTO !

Do the cycle until less than 0.5% error in WE is found

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Example:

CJ 0.5 L/ D 16 Range

CJ 0.6 L/ D 18 Endurance

Range for Alternate

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Example: (Continued)

No reserve fuel is requested

WOE 72730 lb
WE 72730 1025(crew weight ) 0.005 130000(TFO) 71055

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Example: (Continued)

WE Tech 70000

From Iterative Process


Answer is found as:

WE Tech WE 1055 Reduce WTOGuess

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Parameter Pros Cons
Cj Wf Reduction, Technology,
Performance Acquisition Cost, …
L/D Performance Feasibility, Cost, …
Weight

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Sensitivity Analysis: Airplane growth factors
Both for Mission and Technology parameters

Sensitivity of T.O. Weight to small changes in:

WT .O. WT .O. WT .O. WT .O. WT .O. WT .O. WT .O.


WPL WE R E L/D Cj , Cp p

Separately for Cruise and Loiter


By knowing growth factors you can:
1- Check your decision penalty!
2- Find out which decision parameter is dominant and which one is less!
3- Refining the mission
4- Refining the aerodynamic and propulsion system guestimates

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Sensitivity Analysis
d y
WE  WTO  WF  WPL  Wtfo  Wcrew [ Log h ( y )] =
dx y Ln (h)
WF  (1  M ff )WTO  WFres
WFres  M res (1  M ff )WTO
Wtfo  M tfoWTO Mres & Mtfo are Constant Factors

C  (1  (1  M res )(1  M ff )  M tfo )


D  (WPL  Wcrew )
WE  CWTO  D
log WTO  A  B log(CWTO  D) Use this in your iterative process in weight sizing!
Sensitivity Analysis of " y " parameter :
(1/ WTO )WTO / y  B(WTO C / y  CWTO / y  D / y ) / (CWTO  D)

The main Equation WTO / y  {B(WTO ) 2 C / y  BWTO D / y}/{C (1  B)WTO  D}


in Sensitivity Analysis

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Sensitivity Analysis: (Relative to WTO or WE)

WT .O. 1
BWT .O.{D C (1 B )WT .O.} lb / lb
WPL
1lb of WPL ? lb of WT .O.
From Log(WTO) = A + B Log(WE)

WT .O. 1
BWT .O.[inv log{(log WT .O. A) / B}]
WE
1lb of WE ? lb of WT .O.

Case Study:

WT .O.
3.65 1lb increase in WPL 3.65 lb increase in WT .O.
WPL

Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation


Sensitivity Analysis: (Relative to Other Parameters)
WT .O. 2 1
B(WTO ) [C (1 B)WTO D] C/ y
y
C / y (1 M res ) M ff / y
M ff / y M ff (Wi / Wi 1 ) (Wi 1 / Wi ) / y 7

All Remaining Terms


M ff  (W1 / WT .O. ) (Wi 1 / Wi )
i 1

ln( x)  log e x
For Cases involving Wi 1 / Wi Depend on Range
(Wi 1 / Wi ) / y (Wi 1 / Wi ) R / y
1 1
Jet: R Rc j (V L / D) Propeller: R Rc p (375 p L / D)

For Cases involving Wi 1 / Wi Depend on Endurance


(Wi 1 / Wi ) / y (Wi 1 / Wi ) E / y
1 1
Jet: E Ec j ( L / D) Propeller: E EVc p (375 p L / D)
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Sensitivity Analysis: (Relative to R, E, V, L/D, Cp, Cj, hp)

Concluding Equations:

For Cases involving Wi 1 / Wi Depend on Range ...... Cruise


WT .O.
F R/ y
y

For Cases involving Wi 1 / Wi Depend on Endurance ....... Loiter


WT .O.
F E/ y
y

2 1
F B(WTO ) {C (1 B)WTO D} (1 M res ) M ff

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Sensitivity Analysis: Factors
Propeller Jet

(Statute mile)

1 NM = 1,852 meters 1 SM = 1,609 meters


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‫‪Case Study:‬‬
‫‪WT .O.‬‬ ‫چنانچه فاز گشت زنی در تعریف مأموریت ‪ 0.5‬ساعت کاهش‬
‫‪15000 lb / hr‬‬
‫‪E‬‬ ‫یابد وزن برخاست ‪ 7500‬پوند کاهش خواهد یافت!‬

‫‪WT .O.‬‬ ‫چنانچه بتوان راندمان ملخ را ‪ 0.1‬ارتقاء داد حدود ‪ 5700‬پوند‬
‫‪57000 lb‬‬ ‫صرفه جویی در وزن برخاست خواهیم داشت!‬
‫‪P‬‬

‫چنانچه بتوان شکل ایرودینامیکی را به گونه ای بهبود بخشید که نسبت‬


‫‪WT .O.‬‬ ‫‪ L/D‬افزایش یابد بازهم ‪ 9000‬پوند صرفه جویی در وزن برخاست خواهیم‬
‫‪9000 lb‬‬ ‫داشت!‬
‫‪L/D‬‬
‫این پارامتر معموالً یک پارامتر اساسی و غالب در طراحی مفهومی محسوب‬
‫می شود‪.‬‬

‫‪WT .O.‬‬ ‫توجه کنید که برخی از حساسیت سنجی ها تنها از جنبه ریاضی معنا دارند!!!‬
‫‪V‬‬ ‫سرعت را نمی توان تنها و به صورت خالص تغییر داد زیرا بر روی ‪ L/D‬و ‪ Cp‬نیز اثر می گذارد‪.‬‬

‫توجه داشته باشید که به علت استفاده از معادله تکنولوژی‪ ،‬حساسیتسنجی تنها در نزدیکی اعداد مأموریتی‬
‫معنای فیزیکی دارد و با دور شدن از آن‪ ،‬اعتبار نتایج خطی کاهش مییابد‬

‫‪Mission Requirements & Weight Estimation‬‬


Correct your Mission Profile

35,000 ft Cruise Out (1600 nm, M=0.82)


No. of Passengers,
Descent No. of Crew
Loiter FAR/JAR …
Climb 0.2 hr
Taxi &Takeoff
4000 ft
Range
Main Alternate
Destination Destination

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First Cycle:

Mission Profile

Weight Sizing

Sensitivity Analysis

WTO WPL WE

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Any Question?
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Dassault Group, Aerospace & Defense

Dassault Rafale Dassault nEUROn

CATIA (Computer-Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Application)


SolidWorks
3DVIA

Case Study
Dassault Falcon 900 (LX), Business jet, Dassault Aviation
The only trijet engine family in production
4,750 nautical miles nonstop, small runway and high altitude, composite materials
Leading-edge slats and double-slotted Fowler flaps, Blended winglets

First flight : 1996


Primary users : French, Japan, Nigerian, Malaysia Landing Distance: 2415 ft
Number built > 200 Maximum speed: Mach 0.87
Developed from : Dassault Falcon 900
Variants : Dassault Falcon 2000 ,Dassault Falcon 7X Capacity: < 15 passengers
Price : $ 18,000,000  $ 40,000,000 Service ceiling: 15,500 m (51,000 ft)

Case Study
Antonov, Aerospace & Defense
1946
More than 20,000 aircraft

An-72

An-70

An-225

An-2-100

Case Study
An-158 (orders reduced to 58), 2010 first flight
Variant of An-148 with extended fuselage (29 m  34 m and about 1 Ton heavier)
1 Class 99 Pax
Wingtip added
Range 1,600 mile (2500 km)
Fuel consumption less than 2 Tons per hour
Two turbofan engines, Progress D-436 (67.0 kN)
Max Take off weight 44 Tons
Cruise Speed 870 km/hr
Cruise Alt 40000 ft
$M 28

Case Study

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