Aerospace Design Project

Advanced Pilot Training Aircraft

Grigorios Dimitriadis

Ludovic Noels

Adrien Crovato

Thomas Lambert

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1. Context

The student groups shall design an aircraft following the requirements of the AIAA 2017-2018

Graduate Team Aircraft Design Competition: http://www.aiaa.org/DesignCompetitions/ . In

particular you will compete in the Request for Proposal for an Advanced Pilot Training Aircraft

(http://www.aiaa.org/2018GradTeamAircraft-APT/)

2. Organization

Each group, of up to maximum 8 students, will elect a coordinator who will be responsible

for:

Ensuring the transfer of information between the group members;

Compiling the group reports from the individual contribution of each group member ;

Submitting the letters of Intent and the Report to AIAA.

Before the start of the project, the work will be organized into tasks for the two Work Packages

(WP1 Conceptual design, WP2 Preliminary Design). For each task one student will be elected

as responsible for its completion.

3. WP1: Conceptual design

The following items will be studied:

1/ Definition of the design missions and requirements:

Following the Request for Proposals of the AIAA 2018 Graduate Team Aircraft Design

Competition (http://www.aiaa.org/GraduateTeamAircraft-APT-RFP/).

Ensure compatibility with MIL-STD-1797 and Mil-F-8785 requirements for static and dynamic

stability and handling characteristics

2/ Wing:

Geometry (taper ratio λ, twist, sweep angle, Croot, Ctip, span…)

Airfoil

Incidence angle

Position on the fuselage/Wing blended description

This task is also part of the Aerodynamics class, see Annex 1

3/ Empennage / canard (foreplane) / fin (common for the two aircrafts):

Geometry (taper ratio λ, twist, sweep angle, Croot, Ctip, span…)

Airfoil

Incidence angle

Position on the fuselage

4/ Fuselage & Landing gear design:

Fuselage geometry

Landing gear position

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Landing gear Design

5/ Propulsion:

Engine selection (see Attachment 4 of Annex 4)

Engines number

Weight of fuel + range

Use of external tanks or not

Performance (payload range diagram)

6/ Structure:

Placard diagram & maneuver/gust envelops (see Attachment 2 of Annex 4)

Cockpit (see Attachment 3 of Annex 4)

Weight and center of gravity position of each component + GTOW, We, mission Wf,

W/S, T/W, Wf /Wto) (see Attachment 5 of Annex 4)

Initial layout of internal structures

This task is also part of the Aeronautical Structures class, see Annex 2

7/ Static stability

Evolution of CG, neutral point, stability

In all the important flight configurations

Calculation of the drag polar

Calculation of the derivatives of CL, CD, Cm, and Cn

8/ Alternative concepts & Trade off-study Develop and present the alternative concepts

Trade-off study with 10 % variation of the main parameters

4. WP2: Preliminary design

For this study, the following points will be addressed:

1/ Drag study

Using the CAD geometry from part 2/, extraction of wetted areas, volume, surfaces etc

Detailed drag evaluation (ask for references)

2/ CAD

Create a solid CAD model (with mass, inertia and system integration)

Evaluate mass, inertia and position of center of gravity

Create a realistic CAD view

Animations of systems integration, crew stations, and landing gear are required

Extract the CAD model of the wing for mokeup, see Annex 1 for details

3/ Aerodynamics

Numerical models, see Annex 1 for details

Re-assess equilibrium and stability (considering different angles of attack, variation of

the CG and dynamic center)

Evaluate the drag and compare to 1/

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This task is also part of the Aerodynamics class, see Annex 1

4/ Structure design

Estimation of aerodynamics forces during manoeuvers/gusts (acceleration etc

following MIL-STD-1797 and Mil-F-8785 requirements) , see Annex 2

Estimation of the structural forces, see Annex 2

First design of the structure using analytical formula, see Annex 2

This task is also part of the Aeronautical Structures class, see Annex 2

5/ Structure study

CAD model with FE simulation, see Annex 2

Discussion of the application of aerodynamic loads, see Annex 2

This task is also part of the Aeronautical Structures class, see Annex 2

6/ Performance

Handling characteristics (envelop altitude/rate of climb in terms of Mach number,

envelop turn rate/turn radius in terms of Mach number)

Reassess Payload range diagram

Evaluate take-off and landing distances (standard day and icy runway balanced field

length at sea level). For single-engine designs runway length requirements may be

approximated by adding take-off and landing distance together. For multi-engine

designs actual balanced field length should be considered.

Dynamic stability and handling characteristics

7/ Costs evaluation

Estimate the non-recurring development and production costs of the airplane

(engineering, production tooling, facilities and labor)

Estimate the recurring production costs (average incremental cost for an additional

aircraft)

Estimate the fly away cost for aircraft buys ranging from 100 to 700 in 100-aircraft

increments

Estimate the unit price so that a profit of at least 10% is generated (at production rates

ranging from 4 to 10 airplanes per month)

Estimate the direct operating cost per airplane flight hour: fuel, oil, tires, brakes, and

other consumables & maintenance cost per flight hour (annual inspection)

5. Reports and presentation

Reports

◦ In English

◦ Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the Request for Proposal (RFP)

requirements

◦ Describe the proposed technical approaches to comply with each of the requirements

specified in the RFP, including phasing of tasks. Legibility, clarity, and

completeness of the technical approach are primary factors in evaluation of the

proposals.

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◦ Particular emphasis should be directed at identification of critical, technical problem

areas. Descriptions, sketches, drawings, systems analysis, method of attack, and

discussions of new techniques should be presented in sufficient detail to permit

engineering evaluation of the proposal. Exceptions to proposed technical

requirements should be identified and explained.

◦ Include tradeoff studies performed to arrive at the final design.

◦ Provide a description of automated design tools used to develop the design.

◦ Each proposal should be no more than 100 double-spaced pages (including graphs,

drawings, photographs, and appendices) if it were to be printed on 8.5” x 11.0”

paper, and the font should be no smaller than 10 pt. Times New Roman.

◦ Intermediate reports shall be of up to 50 pages.

◦ Fill the (relevant) parameters table as appendix (for all the reports), see Annex 3.

Presentations

◦ In English

◦ Describe and justify your design choices

◦ Describe your methodology

◦ Insist on the interactions between the parts

◦ Around 20 minutes

Important dates

◦ Document (1-2 pages) with WPs, Gantt chart, task leaders, and deliverables: 6

November 2017 ◦ Register to AIAA (with receipt): before 2 February 2018, process to be defined

◦ Letter of intent: to be submitted to AIAA

(http://www.aiaa.org/DesignCompetitions/ ) by 10 February 2018 11:59pm

(MIDNIGHT) Eastern Time !!!Require AIAA account!!!!

◦ First report (Conceptual Design) for feedback/grading: 14 February 2018

◦ First presentation for feedback: 19 February 2018 at 2pm

◦ Second report (Corrected Conceptual Design and Preliminary Design) for

feedback/grading: 23 April 2018

◦ Final report to be submitted to AIAA Headquarters

(http://www.aiaa.org/DesignCompetitions/ ): 10 May 2018 11:59pm (MIDNIGHT)

Eastern Time !!!Requires AIAA account!!!

◦ Final Presentations for grading: 14 May 2018 at 2pm (to be confirmed)

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Appendix 1: Aerodynamic part guidelines

1. Tasks

1/ Conceptual Design

Review similar aircraft wing design and understand the effect of the main wing design

parameters (AR, taper, twist, …) on aircraft efficiency

Design the wing and estimate aerodynamic quantities (L, D, M, L/D, AoA, …)

o Optimize for most probable (cruise) flight condition

o Check that other flight conditions can be achieved

2/ Preliminary Design

Model the wing in TRANAIR (viscous)

o Make a quick (volume and surface) mesh convergence analysis

o Takeoff

o Cruise

o High-speed

o [BONUS] Maneuver

Compute the drag analytically and compare to TRANAIR results

o Low-speed

o Cruise

[BONUS] Model the whole aircraft in TRANAIR (inviscid/viscous) in cruise

2. Resources

[Lectures] Aircraft Design (aerodynamics & conceptual design)

[Presentation] TRANAIR introduction & example

[Document] TRANAIR install notes

[Lectures] Aerodynamics (available Q2)

3. Deliverables

1/ Conceptual Design

Written chapter Wing design (or equivalent) included in conceptual design report

Weekly short oral report on project progress

2/ Preliminary Design

Written chapter Wing design (or equivalent) included in final design report

Written chapter Aerodynamics (or equivalent) included in final design report

Short written report on mesh convergence analysis to be delivered by end of March

Weekly short oral report on project progress

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4. Organization

1/ Calendar Months Aerospace Design Project Aerodynamics

September Aircraft design lectures

Conceptual design

TRANAIR introduction & example

October

November

December

January

February Conceptual Design Theory lectures 2D/3D inviscid flows

2D panel code implementation

2D TRANAIR (viscous/inviscid) 3D Prandtl lifting line implementation

March Preliminary design

3D TRANAIR (viscous) for takeoff,

cruise and high-speed

Analytic drag computations (low-

speed and cruise)

April Design & manufacturing of wing

mockup

Wind tunnel test at takeoff condition May

2/ Short description of tasks (Aerodynamics course)

Implement a linear source-vortex (Hess&Smith) 2D panel code on MATLAB and

compute aerodynamic quantities for given airfoils

Compute aerodynamic quantities for given airfoils with TRANAIR in inviscid and

viscous modes and compare to the MATLAB panel method

Implement Prandtl lifting line on MATLAB and compute aerodynamic quantities of

the wing designed in the ADP at takeoff condition

Design, manufacture and test a wing mockup in the wind tunnel at takeoff condition,

and compare to Prandtl lifting line and to TRANAIR results (obtained in ADP)

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Appendix 2: Structure part guidelines

1. Tasks

1/ Conceptual Design

Placard diagram & maneuver/gust envelops (see Attachment 2 of Annex 4)

Weight and center of gravity position of each component + GTOW, We, mission Wf,

W/S, T/W, Wf /Wto) (see Attachment 5 of Annex 4)

Initial layout of internal structures

2/ Preliminary Design

Estimation of aerodynamics forces during manoeuvers/gusts

o Acceleration etc. following MIL-STD-1797 and Mil-F-8785 requirements

o Wing loading

o Empennage/canard loading

Evaluation of the structural loads

o Of fuselage directly aft the wing

o At wing root

o In different flight configurations

First design of the structure using analytical formula

o Using the most critical structural loads

Finite element verification

o Using shell models based on a CAD representation

o Discussion of the applied aerodynamics loads and boundary conditions

o Verification of the structure integrity

2. Resources

[Lectures] Aircraft Design (Structure & conceptual design)

[Lectures] Aeronautical structures (available Q2)

3. Deliverables

1/ Conceptual Design

Written chapter Structure/weight (or equivalent) included in conceptual design report

Weekly short oral report on project progress

2/ Preliminary Design

Written chapter Structure (or equivalent) included in final design report

Weekly short oral report on project progress

3/ Aeronautical structures

Extended version of the written chapter Structure (or equivalent), with all the details

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4. Organization

1/ Calendar

Months Aerospace Design Project Aeronautical structures

September Aircraft design lectures Conceptual design

October

November

December

January

February Conceptual Design Theory lectures Theory lectures Design example

March Preliminary design: analytical design CAD model & FEM Final report

April Theory lectures Final report May

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Appendix 3: List of parameters

Parameters USI US/Imp

Fuselage

Height: HEIGHTfus

Width:

WIDTHfus

Length: LENGTHfus

Wing

span: b

Aspect Ratio: AR

Gross Surface: S

Exposed: S_exp

Taper Ratio: Lambda

Cord at root: Croot

Cord at tip: Ctip

Sweep angle at chord quarter:

Lambda_quart

Geometric twist: Eps_gtip

Mean Aerodynamic Chord:

MAC

X coordinate of Aerodynamic

center: Xac

Y coordinate of Aerodynamic

center: Yac

Compressibility parameter:

BETA

Cruise Mach: M

Average airfoil thickness:

t_bar

Fuel volume: V_fuel

Wetted wing surface:

S_wetted_w

Wing lift coefficient in cruise:

C_L_w

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Wing lift coefficient

derivative: a

Angle of attack at root

(cruise): Alpha_root

Zero-lift angle of attack at

root: Alpha_L0

Zero-lift angle of attack of the

profile:

Alpha_l0

Aerodynamics twist

coefficient: Alpha_01

Aerodynamics twist:

Eps_a_tip

Maximum lift coefficient of

the wing (flaps in): CLmax

Stall velocity (flaps in): Vs

Stall velocity (flaps out): Vs0

Reynolds number: Re

Airfoil lift coefficient

derivative: c_l_a

Airfoil design lift coefficient:

c_l_i

Maximum camber: cmax

Lift coefficient (cruise): LW

Stability (for each flight configuration)

Plane lift coefficient (cruise):

CL

Empennage/canard plane lift

coefficient (cruise): CLT

Surface of the

empennage/canard: ST

Fuselage angle of attack:

Alpha_f

Zero-lift fuselage angle of

attack: Alpha_f0

Pitching moment coefficient:

Cm

Wing pitching moment

coefficient: Cm0

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X-coordinate of the gravity

center: Xcg

Empennage/canard pitching

moment coefficient: CmT

Empennage/canard lift: LT

Non-dimensional center of

gravity position: h

Non-dimensional AC

position: h0

Non-dimensional stability

limit of the center of gravity

position: hn

Incidence angle of the wing

on the fuselage: iw

Plane lift coefficient

derivative: CL_alpha_plane

Empennage/canard angle of

attack: Alpha_T

Downwash: Eps

Downwash gradient:

d_eps_d_alpha

Vertical distance between

wing and empennage/canard:

m

Stability margin: Kn

Incidence angle of the

empennage/canard on the

fuselage: iT

Horizontal empennage/canard

Span: bT

Aspect Ratio: AR_T

Taper ratio: Lamba_T

Sweep angle at chord quarter:

Lambda_quart_T

Chord at root: CTroot

Chord at tip: CTtip

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Distance between the plane

gravity center and the

empennage AC: lT

Vertical empennage

Height: bF

Aspect Ratio: ARF

Surface: SF

Taper Ratio: Lambda_F

Sweep angle at chord quarter:

Lambda_quart_F

Chord at root: CFroot

Chord at tip: CFtip

Distance between the plane

gravity center and the

empennage AC: lF

Lift coefficient (critical case):

CLF

Lift coefficient (critical case):

LF

Yaw moment coefficient

(critical case): CN

Yaw moment coefficient

derivative: CNbeta

Rudder height: hr

Rudder surface: Sr

Drag

Drag (cruise): D

Drag coefficient: CD

Zero-lift drag coefficient:

CD0

e-factor: E

Compressibility drag

coefficient: CompCD

Security velocity: V2

Drag coefficient at security

velocity: CDV2s

Engine

SLS thrust: Tt0

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Take-off thrust: Tto

Specific fuel consumption:

CT

Cruise thrust: T

Weights

Wing: Ww

Empennage/canard weight:

WT

Vertical empennage weight

(without rudder): WF1

Vertical empennage weight

(with rudder): WF2

n_ultime

Cabin pressure: DeltaPmax

n_limite

Fuselage weight: Wfus

Gear weight: Wgear

Control weight: Wsc

Propulsion weight: Wprop

Instrument weight: Winst

Electrical devices weight:

Welec

Electronical devices weight:

Wetronic

Payload: Wpayload

Fuel weight for take-off: Wto

Fuel weight for landing:

Wland

Reserve fuel weight: Wres

Fuel weight for climb:

Wclimb

Fuel weight for cruise: Wf

Manufacturer empty weight:

MEW

Zero-fuel-weight: ZFW

Take-off weight: Wto

Wing loading W/S

Thrust to weight T/W

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Fuel ratio Wf /Wto

Range at maximum payload:

d_etoile

Landing gear

Maximum pitch angle: Theta

Maximum roll angle: Phi

Dihedral angle: Gamma

Hauteur de l'aile: Hg

Distance between landing

gears: t

Angle of attack at lift-off:

AlphaLOF

Lift-off speed: V_LOF

Touch down angle: ThetaTD

Distance between plane

gravity center and aft landing

gear: lm

Plane gravity center height:

Zcg

Positions of centres of gravity:

Xwing

XempH

XempV

Xfus

Xsyst_elec

Xelec_instr

Xpayload

Xfuel

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Appendix 4: AIAA 2018 Graduate Team Aircraft Design Competition

Downloadable on http://www.aiaa.org/2018GradTeamAircraft-APT/