RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Mass_Properties.Weight_Buildups.Conventional.General_Aviation.Raymer.compute_fuselage_weight
compute_fuselage_weight#
- compute_fuselage_weight(fuselage, vehicle, l_ht)[source]#
Calculate the weight of a fuselage for a GA aircraft
Source: Raymer: Aircraft Design, a Conceptual Approach (pages 460-461 in 4th edition)
- Inputs:
S_f - fuselage wetted area [meters**2] Nult - ultimate load of the aircraft [dimensionless]] TOW - maximum takeoff weight of the aircraft [kilograms] w_fus - width of the fuselage [meters] h_fus - height of the fuselage [meters] l_fus - length of the fuselage [meters] l_ht - length of tail arm [meters] q_c - dynamic pressure at cruise [Pascals] V_fuse - volume of pressurized cabin [meters**3] diff_p_fus - Maximum fuselage pressure differential [Pascals]
- Outputs:
weight - weight of the fuselage [kilograms]
- Assumptions:
fuselage for a general aviation type aircraft