Attention is drawn to the dependence of Q/STOL weight estimation relationships on design acoustic level, engine selection, high-lift concept, design criteria such as field lengths, range, speed and payload, aircraft geometry, and design constraints such as vehicle cost and fuel prices. Weight estimate considerations with associated configuration and design details are presented. Typical weight estimating relationships being used in a NASA study contract are also included. Some representative future applications of Q/STOL concepts are visualized as (1) fuel conservative configurations utilizing STOL high-life concepts for obtaining relatively higher wing loadings during cruise, and (2) low-wing loading aircraft configurations with short-range, low-passenger capacity, and low fan-passenger-ratio turbo-fan engines for a future interurban air transportation market.


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    Title :

    Weight estimates for Quiet/STOL aircraft


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Annual conference of the Society of Allied Weight Engineers ; 1974 ; Fort Worth, TX


    Publication date :

    1974-05-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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