RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Mass_Properties.Weight_Buildups.Conventional.General_Aviation.Raymer.compute_horizontal_tail_weight

compute_horizontal_tail_weight

compute_horizontal_tail_weight(wing, vehicle)

Calculate the weight of the horizontal tail for a General Aviation-type aircraft

Source:

Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach by Raymer (pg 460 in 4th edition)

Inputs:

S_h = trapezoidal area of horizontal tail [meters**2] Ar_h = aspect ratio of horizontal tail [dimensionless] sweep_h = quarter chord sweep of the horizontal tail [radians] q_c = dynamic pressure at cruise [Pascals]

Outputs:

weight - weight of the horizontal tail [kilograms]

Assumptions:

calculated weight of the horizontal tail including the elevator Assume that the elevator is 25% of the horizontal tail