REPORT NO.

VII: FUSELAGE DESIGN NAME: GROUP 7 - ICARUS

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VII. FUSELAGE DESIGN

A. Fuselage Length

Whereas:
a=3.68
Wo=18.56633545 lb (TR4)
c=0.23

LFUSELAGE = aWoC
LFUSELAGE = (3.68)(18.56633545lb)0.23
LFUSELAGE = 7.205346043 ft

Other Source:
The typical length of UAV Fuselage is 60%-75% of the wingspan (Shetty R. et al.)

Whereas:
b = 12.00761377 ft (TR6)

LFUSELAGE = 0.60b
LFUSELAGE = (0.60)(12.00761377 ft)
LFUSELAGE = 7.204568262 ft

Fuselage Length = 7.205346043 ft

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B. Fuselage Diameter

Whereas:
LFUSELAGE = 7.205346043 ft
Lf/Df = 6.8 (typical fineness ratio of light general aviation aircraft)
Source: (Sadraey, 2012)

𝐿𝑓
𝐷𝑓 = (LFUSELAGE )/
𝐷𝑓
𝐷𝑓 = (7.205346043 ft)/(6.8)
𝑫𝒇 = 𝟏. 𝟎𝟓𝟗𝟔𝟎𝟗𝟕𝟏𝟐 𝒇𝒕

C. Fuel Weight Estimation

Whereas:
Wo = 18.56633545 lb (TR4)
𝑊𝑓
= 0.07594626904 (TR4)
𝑊0
Nitro Fuel Density (Air Race) = 710 kg/m3 = 5.92524 lb/gal
Source: (VP Master Fuel Table | VP Racing Fuels, 2022)
Gasoline Density = 6 lb/gal

𝑊𝑓
𝑊𝑓 = (𝑊 )
𝑊0 0
𝑊𝑓 = (0.075946269)(18.56633545 lb)
𝑊𝑓 = 1.410043906 lb

𝑊𝑓
𝑉𝑓𝑁𝐹 =
Nitro Fuel Density
1.410043906 lb
𝑉𝑓𝑁𝐹 =
5.92524 lb/gal
𝑉𝑓𝑁𝐹 = 0.2379724545 𝑔𝑎𝑙
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𝑊𝑓
𝑉𝑓𝑔𝑎𝑠 =
Gasoline Density
1.410043906 lb
𝑉𝑓𝑔𝑎𝑠 =
6 lb/gal
𝑉𝑓𝑔𝑎𝑠 = 0.2350073177 𝑔𝑎𝑙

FUEL VOLUME ESTIMATION

Nitro Fuel 0.2379724545 gal
Gasoline 0.2350073177 gal

References

Shetty, R., Kalyan, P., Pujar, M., Reddy, P., & Reddy, O. (n.d.). Design and
fabrication of fixed wing UAV for aerial and underwater ...
http://www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp/42_series/SPP42S/02_Exhibition_Projects/127_
42S_BE_1559.pdf
Sadraey, M. H. (2012). Aircraft design: A Systems Engineering Approach. John Wiley &
Sons.
VP Master Fuel Table | VP Racing Fuels. (2022, April 25). VP Racing.
https://vpracingfuels.com/master-fuel-tables/