Preliminary sizing correlations for the rear-end of transport aircraft
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 4 January 2016
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study of which this work is only the first part, is the development of conceptual design tools to perform an optimized design of the rear fuselage and tail surfaces. The development of a new and extensive database of transport aircraft and an analysis of certain general, rear fuselage and horizontal stabilizer parameters of the aircraft are presented in this paper.
Design/methodology/approach
In addition to the development of a comprehensive high accurate database, linear and non-linear correlations between different parameters of the aircraft have been established. Data were analyzed using comparison criteria between aircraft database based on the mission, the number of engines installed or arrangement of the tail surfaces.
Findings
It has been possible to obtain very relevant, linear and non-linear correlations for critical design parameters to optimize the design of the rear fuselage and horizontal tail.
Research limitations/implications
In the case of the tail cone, the data have not yielded significant correlations. On the other hand, there are some regressions that do not work well in some cases and for which it would be good to further expand the database.
Practical implications
Results obtained greatly improve the existing methods for conceptual design, which usually pay no attention to the rear part of the aircraft. Besides, these new procedures are adapted to different categories of aircraft, allowing greater optimization of the designs.
Originality/value
The novel contribution of this work is focused on the development of a new high-fidelity database and includes many more aircraft than any other work previously released. Also, new correlations, linear and non-linear, additional parameters not considered in previous studies, and differentiated by category of aircraft studies are provided.
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Acknowledgements
This work has been supported by Airbus Operations Rear-End RADAR project and the Spanish Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI – Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness) and Airbus Operations co-funded project CURvED.
Citation
Cuerno-Rejado, C. and Sanchez-Carmona, A. (2016), "Preliminary sizing correlations for the rear-end of transport aircraft", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 88 No. 1, pp. 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-04-2014-0051
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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