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Aircraft Conceptual Design

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Atmosphere at Cruise Altitude

Air Density ρℹDERIVED0.9629kg/m³

Outside Air Temp (OAT)ℹDERIVED-0.8°C

Speed of Sound aℹDERIVED330.8m/s

Weight Breakdown

MTOWℹ—

Empty Weight We—

Payload Wp—

Empty Fraction We/W₀—

Payload Fraction Wp/W₀—

Fuel / Energy Mass—

Wing Geometry & Aerodynamics

Wing Area S—

Wing Loading W/Sℹ—

Wing Loading W/S (SI)ℹ—

Wingspan b—

Aspect Ratio ARℹ—

Oswald Efficiency eℹ—

Zero-Lift Drag CD₀ℹ—

CLmaxℹ—

Best-Efficiency CL*—

Maximum L/Dℹ—

Stall Speed (SL)ℹ—

Stall Speed (cruise alt)ℹ—

Cruise Performance

Mach Numberℹ—

CL at Cruise—

CD at Cruise—

L/D at Cruiseℹ—

Cruise Drag D—

Propulsion Sizing

T/W Ratioℹ—

Thrust Available—

Thrust Required—

Power Required—

Power / Weight—

Propulsive Efficiency η—

Climb & Field Performance

Rate of Climb—

Rate of Climb (SI)—

Climb Gradient γ—

Ground Roll (simplified)—

Ground Roll (metric)—

Liftoff Speed V_LOFDERIVED—

Range & Endurance

Range—

Range (statute miles)—

Endurance—

Diagnostics (1)

Enter MTOW, or any two of: empty weight / payload.

MTOW—

V_CRS—

ALT8000 ft

RANGE—

T/W—

L/D—

ROC—

MACH—

ACDS v1.5 · ISA 1975 · Raymer / Roskam / Breguet · 246/246 tests passing