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The document estimates the gross weight of an aircraft based on its crew weight, payload weight, fuel weight, and empty weight. It calculates the fuel fraction and empty weight fraction, and iterates to determine the gross weight that satisfies the weight estimation equations. The estimated gross weight is 84,907 kg, with a maximum fuel weight of 34,472 kg requiring a fuel capacity of 42,610 L.

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6.

WEIGHT ESTIMATION

6.1MISSION PROFILE

Gross weight W0 = Wcrew + Wpayload + Wfuel + Wempty

Wcrew = 800 kg (2 pilots + 6 cabin crew)

Wpayload = 4000 kg (40 passengers max)

Gross weight W0 = Wcrew + Wpayload  [1 – (WfW0) – (WeW0)]

Estimation of empty weight fraction (WeW0)

WeW0 = A W0c

= 1.0595 x W0-0.0598
Estimation of fuel fraction (WfW0)

WfW0 = Ktf x (1 -WnW0)

WnW0 = W1W0 x W2W1 x …. x Wn-1wn-2 x WnWn-1

Fuel fraction for warm up, taxing and take-off (W1W0) = 0.98

Fuel fraction for climb (W2W1) = 0.98

Fuel fraction for cruise (W3W2)

From Breguet range equation:

W3W2 = exp { -R x TSFC / (3.6 x V x L/D) }

To calculate L/D

(L/D)max = 1/ (4 Cd0 k)

Cd0 = 0.005  Rw Tf S-0.1 {1- (Clf/Rw)} [1- 0.2M + 0.12{M (cos1/4) 1/2/ A f -

t/c}20]

We have,

M= 0.79

AR= 9.45

t/c = 0.14

Taper ratio,  = 0.25

Sweep angle, 1/4 = 250

Ne = 0 (no. of engines located on top of the wings)


Clf = 0 (assuming no laminar flow over the wing in cruise)

Rw = Swet/S = 5.5

Tf = 1.1 (a factor which is unity for streamlined shape)

Af = 0.93 (airfoil factor)

 = 1.013 (wing thickness ratio correction factor)

f () = 0.00592

Substituting,

Cd0 = 0.01875 [0.8868]

Cd0 = 0.0166

To calculate K
K = 1/πAR {1+ 0.12M6 [((1+ {0.142 + f ()A(10 t/c)0.33})/ (cos1/4) 2 ) +{0.1

(3Ne + 1)/ (4+ AR)0.8 }]


K = 0.03368 {1.029 [1.249 + 0.0125]}

K = 0.04372

(L/D) max = 1 / (4Cd0k)

(L/D) max = 18.56

(L/D) cruise =86.6 % (L/D)max

(L/D) cruise = 16.07


W3W2 = ex { -R x TSFC / (3.6 x V x L/D) }

= exp{- 11000 x 0.51 / (3.6 x 236.67 x 16.07)

W3/W2 = 0.663

Fuel fraction for loiter (W4/W3)

W4/W3 = exp { - E x TSFC / (L/D)}

= exp { - 0.5 x 0.41 / 18.56}

W4/W3 = 0.989

Fuel fraction for descent, landing and taxing (W5/W4) = 0.98

W5/W0 = W1W0 x W2W1 x W3/W2 x W4/W3 x W5/w4

= 0.98 x 0.98 x 0.663 x 0.989 x 0.98

W5/W0 = 0.617

WfW0 = Ktf x (1 -WnW0)

Wf /W0 = 1.06 x 1 – (0.617)

Wf /W0 = 0.406

Gross Weight, W0 = Wcrew + Wpayload  [1 – (WfW0) – (WeW0)]

W0 = 4800 / [1 – 0.406 – 1.0595(W0)-0.0598]


W0 Guessed (kg) We /W0 W0 Calculated (kg)

80000 0.539 87272

85000 0.537 84210

84500 0.5377 85257

84800 0.5375 84995

84900 0.53746 81907

The estimated Gross weight (W0) is 84907 kg

 Wf = 0.406 x 84907

= 34472 kg is the maximum fuel weight onboard.

Maximum fuel capacity,

Vf = Wf / fuel

= 34472 / 0.809; fuel = 0.809 kg/l, (value obtained from Jane’s All the World

Aircraft)

Vf = 42610 L (in wings + 3-9 belly tanks)

6.2 Weight Distribution Chart


60%

50%

40%

Series 1
30% Series 2
Series 3

20%

10%

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