This paper demonstrates integrated vehicle and propulsion system sizing and performance analysis using Parametric Energy-Based Aircraft Configuration Evaluator, an aircraft sizing methodology and framework integrating discipline analyses for aerodynamics, propulsion, and weight estimation with parametric geometry definition, resizing, and energy-based mission performance analyses. The framework is used to demonstrate vehicle and propulsion system sizing and analysis for a vertical takeoff and landing tilt-wing urban air mobility aircraft family with two variants. The first variant features an all-electric propulsion system architecture, while the second variant features a hybrid-electric architecture in which turbogenerators are used to supply cruise power requirements, offset battery power draw in vertical flight, and recharge the batteries. Both variants are sized for a representative urban air mobility mission profile while considering varying battery technology levels and trip distances.


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    Title :

    Sizing of Tilt-Wing Aircraft with All-Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Journal of Aircraft ; 60 , 1 ; 245-264


    Publication date :

    2023-01-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper , Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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