This report presents the results of an investigation of energy management techniques for fuel conservation in a large transport aircraft, the USAF C-141A. Using the methods of optimal control theory and numerical simulation, fuel-optimal flight paths are computed and compared with conventional vertical profiles for typical mission scenarios. Algorithms for on-board guidance to minimize fuel use are synthesized and evaluated, and functional requirements for system implementation are developed. Concepts for flight testing this throttle/energy management technique are presented.
Energy Management Techniques for Fuel Conservation in Military Transport Aircraft
1976
222 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Policies, Regulations & Studies , Combustion, Engines, & Propellants , Aircraft , Aviation fuels , Energy management , Jet transport planes , Conservation , Control theory , Numerical methods and procedures , Algorithms , Fuel consumption , Flight paths , Military aircraft , Optimization , Methodology , Computations , Comparison , Surveys , Utilization , Fuel conservation , C-141A aircraft , C-141 aircraft
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