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Simplified Aircraft Design Spreadsheet for Homebui

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Copyright C 2003 by Daniel P. Raymer. All Rights Reserved. See legal notice for furthe Calculated Values 60 Stall speed (ft/sec) 0.00238 Dynamic pressure (psf) 1.6 Wing loading (W/S) (psf) 8.3333 You cannot enter Wo! Engine power and power loading are multiplied to calculate Wo. If sizing to a range requirement, do calculation below, read Wo from graph, and select an engine that gives the desired Wo=P*P/W (lb) (sq ft) 2000.0 102.3 0.0223 0.0424 19.2 304.0 81.3 9.57

Better to save this spreadsheet as a renamed copy before changing it for your airplane, in case it gets mes

Wing Loading

Stall speed Takeoff air density Wing CLmax power loading

Inputs (kts) (slugs/ft^3) (lb/hp)

101.3 12.2 19.55

Wo -known engine

If sizing to a range requirement, ignore this input for now but enter it later when Wo is calculated and engine is selected Engine Power Number of Engines Swet/Sref Cfe Aspect ratio (A) Cruise air density Cruise velocity (hp -each)

120 Wo 2 Wing Area 4.2 0.0053 10 0.00176 180 Cdo K (=1/piAe) W/S cruise Cruise velocity Dynamic pressure L/D cruise

Wo Sizing to a range requirement (engine is not yet selected)

(slugs/ft^3) (kts)

(ft/sec) (psf)

(lb/hour /bhp) Engine SFC Prop Efficiency (cruise) Range (nmi)

Fuel allowance (%) Empty Weight constant "a" Weight - crew (lbs) Weight - Passengers (lbs) Weight - payload (lbs) Wing taper ratio

(lb/sec /bhp) 0.45 Engine SFC 0.000125 0.75 800 Range (ft) 4860800 Breguet Exponent 0.1539 Wf/Wo 0.1641 6 Wf/Wo with allow. 0.1739 1.2438 180 180 20 See Sizing Graph sheet for Wo Results 0.5 Wing Span Root Chord Tip Chord Mean Chord (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (sq ft) (sq ft) 31.98 4.26 2.13 3.32 20.35 13.08

Wing Geometry

Horizontal tail arm Cht (volume coeff) Vertical tail arm Cvt (volume coeff)

Tail Sizing

(ft) (ft)

10 Tail areas: 0.6 Sht (horizontal) 10 0.04 Svt (vertical)

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Enter items in blue and purple. Come back and re-enter purple items after the drawing is analyzed. Send problems & questions to SADFH@aircraftdesign.com Equations (from book) Misc Useful Calcs

before changing it for your airplane, in case it gets messed up!

1 2 q = rVStall 2 W = qC L S

C D 0 = C fe
e (Oswald) Wcruise/Wo 0.75 0.98

S wet S ref

K=

1 0.424 = 0.75p A A
CL-cruise 0.2356

L 1 = D qC D 0 + (W / S ) K W /S q
- R cbhp

Non-cruise weight allowance Empty Weight exponent

0.975 -0.09

W f W0 = 1 - 0.975 e
WE W0 = aW0
W0 =
-0.09

500h p L / D

Fuel Weight Fuel Vol

347.8 (lbs) 58.0 (gal)

W people + W payload 1 - WE W0 - WF W0

Preliminary tail sizing using these methods does not guarantee that the aircraft will be stable, controllable, or safe. You must perform stability calculations after doing your design layout!

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Sizing Calculations
Wo guess 1000 1500 2000 2500 We/Wo 0.6680 0.6440 0.6276 0.6151 We Wo calculated 668.0 2403.2 966.0 2087.3 1255.1 1914.2 1537.7 1801.0

3000.0

Wo Calculated

Pick Wo from graph, where the two lines cross. Enter this value below to find the minimum horsepower engine for your power loading.

2500.0 2000.0

If sizing graph lines do not cross, change Wo-guess values above. Enter Wo from graph (lbs) Pick engine with horsepower of at least: 2000 120

1500.0
1000.0

Now find a suitable engine of at least this horsepower and enter its power below:

500.0
Power of Selected Engine: Calculated Power Loading: 120 8.33

Now go to sheet 1 and enter the power of your selected engine and the power loading calculated above in the boxes this color.

0.0 0 500

Sizing Graph

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

Wo Guess

As-Drawn Performance Calculations for Simplified Aircraft Design for Homebuilders

Use this sheet for performance calculations after you have drawn your design and measured its geometry.

Values from Sheet 1 - OK to change these here, but then link from Sheet 1 is lost Wo (lb) 2000 Engine Power (hp) 120 Number of Engines 2 Engine SFC (lb/hour /bhp) 0.45 Wing Area (sq ft) 102.3 Cdo 0.0223 K (=1/piAe) 0.0424 Wing CLmax 1.6 Takeoff air density (slugs/ft^3) 0.00238 e (Oswald) 0.75 Wcruise/Wo 0.98 Non-cruise weight allowance 0.975 Fuel allowance (%) 6 Weight - crew (lbs) 180 Weight - passengers (lbs) 180 Weight - payload (lbs) 20 Empty Weight (lbs) 1255.1 Other Inputs Propeller Diameter (ft) Engine RPM (rev/min) Cooling Power Loss (%) Cruise Power Setting (% of SL hp) Cruise air density (slug/ft^3)

Calculated Values wing loading (W/S) (psf) stall speed (ft/sec) stall speed (kts) power loading (lb/hp) Takeoff Parameter Takeoff Groundroll (ft) Takeoff to 50 ft (ft)

19.55 101.34 60.00 8.33 123.2 874.2 1159.1

Cruise Weight

(lb)

1959.9922

5 2700 6 62 0.00176 Power Coefficient Cp

0.1317

Go to next sheet for climb, cruise, and maximum speed calculations then return here Cruise speed Cruise Prop efficiency (kts) 180 Cruise speed (ft/sec) Cruise Advance Ratio J 0.85 Cruise q (psf) Cruise W/S (psf) Cruise L/D Wfuel (total) (lbs) Wfuel (usable) (lbs) Wfuel (cruise) (lbs) log term Range (ft) 304.02 1.3512 81.3 19.2 9.6 365 344 294 1.1776909 5854552

Range

(nmi)

964

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our design and measured its geometry.

Equations (from book)

W W S hp T .O.P. = 1.21 C L max

L 1 = D qC D 0 + (W / S ) K W /S q
R= 550h p L 0.975W0 ln Cbhp D W0 - W f ( usable)

Climb, Cruise, & Max Speed Calculations for Simplified Aircraft Design for Home
Input adjusted values Advance Propeller Efficiency V kts V ft/sec Ratio J 50 84.45 0.375333 0.59 100 168.9 0.750667 0.8 150 253.35 1.126 0.85 200 337.8 1.501333 0.82 220 371.58 1.651467 0.8 Total Thrust lbs 866.8703 587.7087 416.2937 301.2007 267.1403 Cruise Dynamic Thrust lbs pressure q 537.4596 6.2759862 364.3794 25.103945 258.1021 56.483876 186.7444 100.41578 165.627 121.50309

Use this sheet for performance calculations after you have drawn your design and measured its geometry

CL 3.115636 0.778909 0.346182 0.194727 0.160932

CD 0.434233 0.048008 0.027346 0.023869 0.023359

Drag lbs 278.7433 123.2702 157.9862 245.1549 290.2979

Read Cruise speed where cruise thrust line crosses drag line and enter in cruise speed box (this color) on previous sheet

Maximum & Cruise Speed

1000 Thrust or Drag -lbs

Total Thrust

3000

Climb - fpm
200 Velocity - kts 250

Cruise Thrust
800

Drag

2500 2000 1500

600

400

1000
200

500 0
0 50 100 150

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esign and measured its geometry.

Equations (from book)

D = qS (CD0 + KCL )
2

Climb (fps) 1520.4345 2401.3464 2003.3404 579.56153 -263.4165

C L -cruise =

S q = 1 rV 2 2 q

1 T Vv = V W L / D

color) on previous sheet

Rate of Climb - Sea Level

3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 0 50 100 150 200 250

Velocity - kts

Weight Reporting Format for Simplified Aircraft Design for Homebuilders Use this sheet for reporting weights calculations & estimating center of gravity. (Sorry, no weights estimation methods here, just the form to enter your estimates. Moments & cg are calculated)
Weight lbs STRUCTURES 661.0 Wing 276 Horizontal Tail 24 Vertical Tail 18 Ventral Tail 8 Fuselage 155 Canopy 15 Nacelle on wing 50 Nacelle/cowling 30 Motor Mount 10 Main Landing Gear 56 Nose Landing Gear 19 PROPULSION Engine Air Induction Cooling Exhaust Engine Controls Misc. Engine Inst Propeller Starter Fuel System 411.0 340 3 3 8 2 5 30 10 10 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 Loc ft 6.5 21.0 19.0 17.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 7.5 7.5 9.0 2.9 Moment ft-lbs 5600 EQUIPMENT 1794 Flight Controls 504 Instruments 342 Hydraulics 136 Electrical 1395 Avionics 120 Air Conditioning 450 Anti-Icing 225 Furnishings & Equipment 75 504 (% We Allowance) 55 Empty Weight Allowance 2877 TOTAL WEIGHT EMPTY 2380 21 USEFUL LOAD 21 Crew 56 14 35 210 70 Fuel Oil Passengers Payload 744.9 180.0 358.9 8.0 7.5 1440 2692 30 1440 200 15598 12907 12707 11267 13958 Weight Loc Moment lbs ft ft-lbs 69.0 429 10 5.5 55 10 5.5 55 2 6.0 12 12 6.0 72 15 5.0 75 0 0 20 8.0 160 10 114.1 1255.1

Input only items in blue

7.8 7.8

891 9797

enter % dont enter these

Calculated Empty Weight constant "a". G Initial Sizing Inputs sheet and revise valu purple box:

Don't enter this! It is calculated from Wo, We

6 5.0 180 8.0 20 10.0 2000.0 1641.1 1621.1 1441.1 1800.0 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8

70 TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT

Possible Loading Conditions

Crew+Pass+Pld, No Fuel Crew+Pass,No Pld,No Fuel Crew only, No Fuel Crew only, Full Fuel

t only items in blue

d Empty Weight constant "a". Go to ng Inputs sheet and revise value in x:

1.2438

this! It is calculated from Wo, We, and other Useful Load Group items

ASPECT RATIO OPTIMIZATION: DR-4

A-baseline Wo Wwing-base We-base 10
2000.0 276 1255.1

Read performance results and enter here Range 1165 964 760 Max Speed 212 220 221 Cruise Speed 175 180 181 ROC 2200 2400 2500

Wwing/ A A/Abase Ww-base Delta We We-new 6 0.60 0.74 -73 1182 10 1.00 1.00 0 1255 14 1.40 1.22 62 1317 Enter delta on Weight sheet (I stuck it in the unused Anti-Ice entry), and change aspect ratio and empty weight "a" factor on Initial Sizing Sheet

Aspect Ratio Trade Study

2500 nmi, kts, or fpm 2000 1500 1000 500 0 6 8 10 12 14 Aspect Ratio
Range Max Speed *10 Cruise Speed *10 Rate of Climb

max*10 cruise*10 2120 1750 2200 1800 2210 1810

Range Max Speed *10 Cruise Speed *10 Rate of Climb