USC AME 481 capstone
Aircraft D conceptual design
Stand-in, not this project · Shougissime · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped
Used here
- JetSizer-II
Tools
- JetSizer-II
- Aircraft sizing
- Mission analysis
- Trade studies
What I did
- Developed a conceptual 201-passenger, 2,006-nmi, Mach 0.75 airliner, integrating cabin layout, wing and tail sizing, landing gear, propulsion, and mission performance.
- Evaluated fan diameter, cruise conditions, materials, range, and wingspan against fuel-burn and operating-cost estimates.
- Documented design limitations, including an unresolved pitch-rotation requirement, and proposed landing-gear and tailcone refinements. The study is a conceptual design, with model-based performance estimates.
Figures
From my final report. Performance values are model-based estimates for a conceptual design.
Figure 1a. Isometric view and design summary: 201 passengers, 2,006 nmi, Mach 0.75.Figure 1b. Three-view with walkaround dimensions.Figure 12. Wing control surfaces and high-lift devices.Figure 9. Wing spanload against the elliptical optimum.Figure 20. Cruise drag breakdown at the converged design point; induced drag is 36.5%.Figure 22. Payload-range envelope, with the design point at 44,220 lb and 2,006 nmi.