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Volume 9, 2017
Progress in Flight Physics
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| Page(s) | 127 - 148 | |
| Section | Aerodynamics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eucass/2016090127 | |
| Published online | 20 June 2017 | |
Unconventional tail configurations for transport aircraft
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos Department of Aircraft and Space Vehicles Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 3 Plaza Cardenal Cisneros, Madrid 28040, Spain
This article presents the bases of a methodology in order to size unconventional tail configurations for transport aircraft. The case study of this paper is a V-tail con¦guration. Firstly, an aerodynamic study is developed for determining stability derivatives and aerodynamic forces. The objective is to size a tail such as it develops at least the same static stability derivatives than a conventional reference aircraft. The optimum is obtained minimizing its weight. The weight is estimated through two methods: adapted Farrar£s method and a statistical method. The solution reached is heavier than the reference, but it reduces the wetted area.
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