Sheet1

Longitudinal Stability

Fuselage Length
L (f)

126

Wing Center of Lift

L_ctr (x/L)
0.6
m.a.c. (ft)
27.2

Load Summary (fuselage)

Load Type
Magnitude x/L_start x/L_end
resultant M @C_lift
dw
(lbs)
x/L
f-lb (+ cw)
Fuel
41261
0.4
0.6
0.5 -519888.6
8252.2
Payload
4000
0.1
0.8
0.45
-75600 266.6667
Fus.Struct.
9977
0
1
0.5 -125710.2 475.0952
Engine(s)
13000
0.7
0.7
0.7
163800
13000
Wing Struct.
4122
0.4
0.8
0.6
0
458
Horiz. Tail
228
0.15
0.2
0.175 -12209.4
114
Vert. Tail
334
0.8
1
0.9 12625.2
66.8
Other
16202
0
1
0.5 -204145.2 771.5238
L
M
89124
-761128.2
Tail Lift (req)

14213.41

0.15

0.2

0.175 -761128.2 7106.706

Center of Gravity
X_cg / L
0.532221
X_cg (ft)
67.0599 f
Static Margin
S.M.
0.313974 stable

Longitudinal Stability Coefficient:

Wing Parameters:
S_w
831
(C_L_)_w
0.044
x_w
-8.540104
cbar
27.2
Horiz. Tail Paramters:
(C_L_)_ht
0.03
de/d
0
_ht
1
l_ht
-45.0099
S_ht
74
Engine Parameters

f^2
(deg)^-1
f
f
(deg)^-1
Fig. 11.3
f
f^2

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mdot
l_i
rho
V
dd

135.4
1.6
0.0092
1925.7
1

lbm/s
f
lbm/f^3
f/s

Calculations
V_bar_hs
-0.147357
inlet effect
1.0E-005 unstable
wing effect
-0.791534 stable
h. tail effect -0.253287 stable
C_M_

check: C_M_=-S.M.*C_L_

-0.538256 stable

Directional Stability Coefficient:

Wing Parameters:
A_w
2

62

0
S_w
831
b
40.8
z_w
-4
C_L (cruise)
0.201
Fuselage Parameters:
h
9
w
9
Vol_f
3990
Vertical Tail Parameters:
(C_L_)_vs
0.023
l_vs
46.3401
S_vs
100
vs
63
Calculations
V_bar_vs
0.136677
(1+dd)q/q 0.817478
v. tail effect
0.147239
fuse. effect -0.152987
wing effect
0.009177

deg
f^2
f
f

f
f
f^3
(deg)^-1
f
f^2
deg

Eq[11.42]
Eq[11.40] stable
Eq[11.44] unstable
Eq[11.43] stable

C_n_

0.003428 stable

C_L_

-0.003428 stable

Rudder Sizing
Input Parameters

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_r

Asym. T
S_w
b
C_n_
diam_e
V_T-O
rho_T-O

20
11.5
10200
831
40.8
0.003428
2.79
303
0.068

deg
deg
lbs
f^2
f

Calculations
1.2V_T-O
0.2V_T-O
q
D_e

363.6
60.6
139.5953
1024.119

f/s
f/s
lbs/f^2
lbs

C_n_R:
Asy. Power
Cross Wind
d_0L/d_r
C_R/C_VS

f
f/s
lbm/f^3

0.006794 [rad]^-1
-0.001971 [rad]^-1
0.041911
4 %

Eq[11.47]
Eq[11.50]
Eq[11.51]
Fig. 11.9

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