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Easy method of matching fighter engine to airframe for use in aircraft engine design courses

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5425528
The proper match of the engine(s) to the airframe affects both aircraft size and life cycle cost. A fast and straightforward method is developed and used for the matching of fighter engine(s) to airframes during conceptual design. A thrust-lapse equation is developed for the dual-spool, mixed-flow, afterburning turbofan type of engine based on the installation losses of 'Aircraft Engine Design' and the performance predictions of the cycle analysis programs ONX and OFFX. Using system performance requirements, the effects of aircraft thrust-to-weight, wing loading, and engine cycle on takeoff weight are analyzed and example design course results presented. 5 refs.
OSTI ID:
5425528
Report Number(s):
AIAA-Paper--89-2260; CONF-8907118--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English