FLOPS has been the primary aircraft synthesis software used by the Aeronautics Systems Analysis Branch at NASA Langley Research Center. It was created for rapid conceptual aircraft design and advanced technology impact assessments. FLOPS is a single computer program that includes weights estimation, aerodynamics estimation, engine cycle analysis, propulsion data scaling and interpolation, detailed mission performance analysis, takeoff and landing performance analysis, noise footprint estimation, and cost analysis. It is well known as a baseline and common denominator for aircraft design studies. FLOPS is capable of calibrating a model to known aircraft data, making it useful for new aircraft and modifications to existing aircraft. The weight estimation method in FLOPS is known to be of high fidelity for conventional tube with wing aircraft and a substantial amount of effort went into its development. This report serves as a comprehensive documentation of the FLOPS weight estimation method. The development process is presented with the weight estimation process.


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    Titel :

    Flight Optimization System Weights Estimation Method


    Beteiligte:
    D. P. Wells (Autor:in) / B. L. Horvath (Autor:in) / L. A. McCullers (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017


    Format / Umfang :

    90 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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