"Aircraft Performance Enhancement via Mass Distribution Management"

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Zeyghami, Samane | 2009

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 39566 (45)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Advisor(s): Malaek, Mohammad Bagher
Abstract:
This work describes a methodology to enhance aircraft performance via proper mass distribution management. The methodology aims to limit aircraft configuration in early stages of the design process to its desired performance. Mass Distribution Management (MDM), that is used in this work, is a new mathematical model which predicts the so-called aircraft Handling Qualities (HQ) via proper positioning of aircraft mass. This work shows how proper changes in B-747-100 fuel tanks arrangement can enhance its flight quality up to level one during its entire cruise flight without use of any stability augmentation systems. In general this work introduce a methodology to examine different fuel tanks arrangements that designers might choose for desired performance
Keywords:
Mass Distribution Management ; Performance ; Flying Quality ; Handling Quality ; Fuel Tanks Arrangement ; Aircraft Performance

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