RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Mass_Properties.Weight_Buildups.Conventional.General_Aviation.Raymer.compute_main_wing_weight
compute_main_wing_weight#
- compute_main_wing_weight(wing, vehicle, m_fuel)[source]#
Calculate the weight of the main wing of an aircraft
- Source:
Raymer, Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach (pg 460 in 4th edition)
- Inputs:
S_wing- area of the main wing [meters**2] m_fuel - predicted weight of fuel in the wing [kilograms] AR_w -aspect ratio of main wing [dimensionless] sweep_w - quarter chord sweep of the main wing [radians] q_c - dynamic pressure at cruise [Pascals] taper_w - taper ratio of wing [dimensionless] t_c_w -thickness to chord ratio of wing [dimensionless] Nult - ultimate load of the aircraft [dimensionless] TOW - maximum takeoff weight of the aircraft [kilograms]
- Outputs:
- output - a dictionary with outputs:
W_main_wing - weight of the vertical fin portion of the vertical tail [kilograms]