RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Mass_Properties.Weight_Buildups.Conventional.Transport.FLOPS.compute_vertical_tail_weight

compute_vertical_tail_weight#

compute_vertical_tail_weight(vehicle, wing)[source]#

Calculate the vertical tail weight

Assumptions:
Conventional tail configuration

Source:
The Flight Optimization System Weight Estimation Method

Inputs:

vehicle - data dictionary with vehicle properties [dimensionless]: -.mass_properties.max_takeoff: MTOW [kilograms]
wing - data dictionary with vertical tail properties [dimensionless]: -.taper: taper of wing -.areas.reference: surface area of wing [m^2]

Outputs:

WVT - vertical tail weight [kilograms]