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팔 え ead aeronautics 八 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF OPTIMUS – A SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT FOR SUPERSONIC AIR-LAUNCH AE 440-A; PROF. E. LOTH Nov 28, 2006 3:00 – 4:00pm ead aeronautics え八팔 TEAM MEMBERS • • • • • • • Nathan Jung Her Calvin Lee Seiji Matsushita Phillip Robinson Janice Quek Wei Ren Quah Patrick Woo (T.L.) (Structures) (Stability and Control) (Propulsion) (Costs & Con/Ops) (Aerodynamics) (Config., Weights and Balance) (Performance) 2 ead aeronautics え八팔 INTRODUCTION • Introduction - Air-launch for more efficient space access suggested • Request for Proposal (RFP) - Air breathing aircraft to air-launch Falcon 1 rocket - Launch occurs at altitude of at least 50,000 ft - 2 < Mach no. < 3 - Takeoff from a runway in the U.S. - Launch occurs at distance of at least 200 miles offshore - launch angle γ = 25°(3 – M) 3 ead aeronautics え八팔 TEAM THEME • “Balance between Cost and Performance” • Performance = Payload launch speed - higher launch speed = higher delta V gain • Design concepts and selection process • Specialty areas 4 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPTS • 14 design concepts were compared 1 Fuselage Flying wing, Swept/Delta Wing 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cylindrical Cylindrical Cylindrical Cylindrical blended Cylindrical Flying clamp Top, Delta, withCanards Mid, Swept /Delta Low, Delta with Canards Mid, Delta Top, Variable Top to Mid Tail Twin winglets Conventional Twin winglets Twin verticle tail Twin verticle tail Conventional Conventional Landing Gear Tricyle Tricycle Tricycle Tricycle Tricycle Mult-bogey Multi-bogey Engines Turbofan Turbofan Turbojet Turbojet Turbojet Turbofan Turbofan Payload Captive on Top Captive on Bottom Captive on Top Captive on Top Internal, Captive on Bottom Internal, Captive on Bottom Captive on Bottom 5 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPTS 8 Fuselage Cylindrical 9 10 Blended, Mid, Variable Blended, Mid, Delta 11 Blended, Mid, Delta 12 Flying wing, Delta 13 14 Cylindrical blended Cylindrical Low, Swept Low, Swept Wing Top, Swept Tail Conventional Conventional Twin verticle tail Conventional V-tail Conventional V-tail Landing Gear Tricycle Multi-bogey Tricycle Multi-bogey Tricycle Tricycle Tricycle Engines Turbojet Turbojet Turbojet Turbojet Turbojet Turbojet Turbojet Payload Internal/ Captive on Bottom Captive on Bottom Captive on Top Captive on Bottom Captive on Top Front Captive on Top 6 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPTS • Eliminate designs with the following attributes: - Variable wing geometries - Internal/external payload carrying method - Nose forward carrying method • Justifications: - penalty of weight - complexity - chance of failure - maintenance - stability 7 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPTS • Group remaining design concepts with morphology 1 Fuselage Wing Flying wing, Swept/ Delta 2 3 4 5 Cylindrical Cylindrical Flying clamp Cylindrical Top, Delta, With Canards Mid, Swept/ Delta Top to Mid Low, Delta With Canards 6 7 8 Cylindrical Flying wing, Delta Flying Wing, Mid, Delta Low, Swept Tail Twin winglets Conventional Twin winglets Conventional Twin verticle tail V-tail Conventional V-tail Landing Gear Tricyle Tricycle Tricycle Multi-bogey Tricycle Tricycle Multi-bogey Tricycle Engines Turbofan Turbofan Turbojet Turbofan Turbojet Turbojet Turbojet Turbojet Payload Captive on Top Captive on Bottom Captive on Top Captive on Bottom Captive on Top Captive on Top Captive on Bottom Captive on Top 8 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPTS 9 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT SELECTION Concept Selection Criteria Criterion Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Structure 1 3 2 Aerodynamics 1 2 3 GTOW 2 1 3 Stability 2 3 1 Fuel Consumption 2 1 3 Propulsion 1 3 2 Costs 2 1 3 Total 11 14 17 10 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPTS 3 2 1 11 팔 え ead aeronautics 八 CONFIGURATION, WEIGHTS & BALANCE 12 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT SELECTION Concept Selection Criteria Criterion Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Structure 1 3 2 Aerodynamics 1 2 3 GTOW 2 1 3 Stability 2 3 1 Fuel Consumption 2 1 3 Propulsion 1 3 2 Costs 2 1 3 Total 11 14 17 13 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 1 Front View • Delta Wings - wing's leading edge remains behind shock wave - high stall angle - simplicity • Canards - more statically stable - reduces lift-induced drag • Captive on top Top View Side View 14 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 2 Front View • Delta Wings - wing's leading edge remains behind shock wave - high stall angle - simplicity • Flying Wing • Captive on top Top View Side View 15 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 3 Front View • Swept Wings - reduces drag - spanwise flow • Captive on top Top View Side View 16 ead aeronautics え八팔 INITIAL SIZING Mission Profile 4 50,000 ft 6 5 30,000 ft 30,000 ft 8 2 3 7 0 1 9 10 0. Start 4. Climb 8. Cruise in 1. Warm-up and Take-off 5. Dash 9. Descend 2. Climb 6. Launch 10. Land 3. Cruise out 7. Descend 17 ead aeronautics え八팔 INITIAL SIZING Design Concept 1 Mach number Altitude (ft) Range (ft) Wi/(i-1) 0 Start - 0 - - 1 Warm-up and Take-off - 0 - 0.9700 2 Climb (to 30,000ft) - 30,000 - 0.9850 3 Cruise out 0.8 30,000 1,056,000 0.9299 4 Climb (to 50,000ft) - 50,000 - 0.9850 5 Dash (for 10 mins) 2.5 50,000 1,640,419 0.9575 6 Payload Drop 2.5 50,000 - 1.0000 7 Descend (to 30,000ft) - 30,000 - 0.9900 8 Cruise in 0.8 30,000 2,696,419 0.8305 9 Descend - 0 - 0.9900 10 Land - 0 - 0.9950 GTOW = 314,086 lbs 18 ead aeronautics え八팔 INITIAL SIZING Design Concept 2 Mach number Altitude (ft) Range (ft) Wi/(i-1) 0 Start - 0 - - 1 Warm-up and Take-off - 0 - 0.9700 2 Climb (to 30,000ft) - 30,000 - 0.9850 3 Cruise out 0.8 30,000 1,056,000 0.9484 4 Climb (to 50,000ft) - 50,000 - 0.9850 5 Dash (for 10 mins) 2.5 50,000 1,640,419 0.9471 6 Payload Drop 2.5 50,000 - 1.0000 7 Descend (to 30,000ft) - 30,000 - 0.9900 8 Cruise in 0.8 30,000 2,696,419 0.8734 9 Descend - 0 - 0.9900 10 Land - 0 - 0.9950 GTOW = 280,576 lbs 19 ead aeronautics え八팔 INITIAL SIZING Design Concept 3 Mach number Altitude (ft) Range (ft) Wi/(i-1) 0 Start - 0 - - 1 Warm-up and Take-off - 0 - 0.97 2 Climb (to 30,000ft) - 30000 - 0.985 3 Cruise out 0.8 30000 1056000 0.9187 4 Climb (to 50,000ft) - 50000 - 0.985 5 Dash (for 10 mins) 2.5 50000 1640419 0.9666 6 Payload Drop 2.5 50000 - 1 7 Descend (to 30,000ft) - 30000 - 0.99 8 Cruise in 0.8 30000 2696419 0.8053 9 Descend - 0 - 0.99 10 Land - 0 - 0.995 GTOW = 336,306 lbs 20 ead aeronautics え八팔 WEIGHT SUMMARY Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 GTOW (lbs) 314,086 280,576 336,306 Empty Weight (lbs) 109,526 96,627 118,274 Empty Weight Fraction 0.431 0.438 0.428 Mission Fuel Weight (lbs) 84,113 63,624 97,797 Fuel Weight Fraction 0.331 0.2884 0.3539 21 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONFIGURATION OF OPTIMUS C.G. of Engines = 128.1 ft 660 Span = 95.71 ft C.G. of Fuel = 75 ft Overall C.G. = 87.1 ft C.G. OF Empty Weight of Aircraft = 80.75 ft C.G. of Falcon 1 = 87.1 ft Length of Aircraft = 154.79 ft 22 팔 え ead aeronautics 八 AERODYNAMICS 23 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT SELECTION Concept Selection Criteria Criterion Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Structure 1 3 2 Aerodynamics 1 2 3 GTOW 2 1 3 Stability 2 3 1 Fuel Consumption 2 1 3 Propulsion 1 3 2 Costs 2 1 3 Total 11 14 17 24 ead aeronautics え八팔 NUMERICAL COMPARISONS Property Design Concept Design Concept Design Concept 1 2 3 Description Strategic Bomber Flying Wing Conventional Configuration Maximum Speed Mach 3.1 Mach 0.67 Mach 2.21 Wing Type Delta Delta Aft Swept Wing Area 6296 5000 6200 Wing Span 105 172 39.9 Sweep Back Angle 66˚ 33˚ 26.6˚ Aspect Ratio 1.75 5.9168 8 Fuselage Length 185ft 69ft 58.67ft L/D 8.33 7.03 12.8 CD0 0.013 0.027 0.023 e 0.66 0.7 0.6 CD 0.03 0.03 0.04 CL 0.25 0.211 0.5 Aircraft in Industry XB-70 B-2 Spirit C-5A 25 25 ead aeronautics え八팔 WING GEOMETRY • Delta Wing Geometry versus Aft-Swept Wing Geometry • Performance Characteristics • Theme and Team Goals Balance between COST and PERFORMANCE Wing Type Delta Delta Aft-Swept CD 0.03 0.03 0.04 CL 0.25 0.211 0.5 Lift 494485 331437 973892 Drag 59338 47123 77911 26 ead aeronautics え八팔 ASPECT RATIO • - Importance of Aspect Ratio Wing tip Vortices Reducing Induced Drag Reducing Wave Drag Key: Optimizing Aspect Ratio of Wing 27 ead aeronautics え八팔 TRADE STUDY: EFFECT OF AR ON CD • Speeds at Mach 0.8 and Mach 2.5 Trend: • At Mach 0.8, CD decreases as aspect ratio increases. • At Mach 2.5, CD increases as aspect ratio increases 0.04 CD(wing) 0.035 0.03 Subsonic 0.025 Supersonic 0.02 0.015 1.4 1.9 2.4 Aspect Ratio 2.9 28 ead aeronautics え八팔 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS Using the component build-up method, 29 ead aeronautics え八팔 MISSION MODEL Drag Drag Model of Mission Take-off: 59,032lb 250000 Dash Drag (lb) 200000 Subsonic Cruise: 58,800lb After launch 150000 Take Off 100000 Subsonic Cruise After Launch: 209,468lb 50000 Land 0 0 10000 Dash: 217,695lb 20000 30000 40000 Altitude (ft) 50000 60000 Land: 43,246lb 30 ead aeronautics え八팔 MISSION MODEL Lift Model of Mission CD at different Mach Numbers 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.08 CD CL 0.4 0.06 0.04 0.2 0.02 0.1 0 0 0 0 10000 1 20000 2 Mach Num bers 30000 40000 3 50000 60000 Height (ft) 31 ead aeronautics え八팔 FUSELAGE DESIGN • At supersonic speeds, one of the greatest challenges is to minimize wave drag (pressure drag due to formation of shocks) • Related to total cross-sectional area of aircraft 32 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCLUSION & FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS • Preliminary analysis was performed on all 3 aircraft design concepts. • Detailed numerical analysis was conducted of the Optimus. FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS • Methods to reduce drag. • A more refined lift & drag model. • Airfoil Selection. 33 팔 え ead aeronautics 八 PERFORMANCE 34 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT SELECTION Concept Selection Criteria Criterion Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Structure 1 3 2 Aerodynamics 1 2 3 GTOW 2 1 3 Stability 2 3 1 Fuel Consumption 2 1 3 Propulsion 1 3 2 Costs 2 1 3 Total 11 14 17 35 ead aeronautics え八팔 FUEL CONSUMPTION Mission Profile 4 50,000 ft 6 5 30,000 ft 30,000 ft 8 2 3 7 0 1 9 10 0. Start 4. Climb 8. Cruise in 1. Warm-up and Take-off 5. Dash 9. Descend 2. Climb 6. Launch 10. Land 3. Cruise out 7. Descend 36 ead aeronautics え八팔 FUEL CONSUMPTION Design Concept 1 Mach number Altitude (ft) Range (ft) Wi/(i-1) Fuel burned (lb) 0 Start - 0 - - - 1 Warm-up and Take-off - 0 - 0.97 7,624 2 Climb (to 30000ft) - 30,000 - 0.985 3,697 3 Cruise out 0.8 30,000 1,056,000 0.9299 17,020 4 Climb (to 50000ft) - 50,000 - 0.985 3,387 5 Dash (for 10 mins) 2.5 50,000 1,640,419 0.9575 9,452 6 Payload Drop 2.5 50,000 - 1 0 7 Descend (to 30000ft) - 30,000 - 0.99 2,129 8 Cruise in 0.8 30,000 2,696,419 0.8305 35,732 9 Descend - 0 - 0.99 1,751 Land - 0 - 0.995 867 10 37 ead aeronautics え八팔 FUEL CONSUMPTION Design Concept 2 Mach number Altitude (ft) Range (ft) Wi/(i-1) Fuel burned (lb) 0 Start - 0 - - - 1 Warm-up and Take-off - 0 - 0.97 7,908 2 Climb (to 30000ft) - 30,000 - 0.985 3,835 3 Cruise out 0.8 30,000 1,056,000 0.9299 17,655 4 Climb (to 50000ft) - 50,000 - 0.985 3,513 5 Dash (for 10 mins) 2.5 50,000 1,640,419 0.9575 9,804 6 Payload Drop 2.5 50,000 - 1 0 7 Descend (to 30000ft) - 30,000 - 0.99 2,209 8 Cruise in 0.8 30,000 2,696,419 0.8305 37,065 9 Descend - 0 - 0.99 1,816 Land - 0 - 0.995 899 10 38 ead aeronautics え八팔 FUEL CONSUMPTION Design Concept 3 Mach number Altitude (ft) Range (ft) Wi/(i-1) Fuel burned (lb) 0 Start - 0 - - - 1 Warm-up and Take-off - 0 - 0.97 15,498 2 Climb (to 30000ft) - 30,000 - 0.985 7,517 3 Cruise out 0.8 30,000 1,056,000 0.9299 34,601 4 Climb (to 50000ft) - 50,000 - 0.985 6,885 5 Dash (for 10 mins) 2.5 50,000 1,640,419 0.9575 19,214 6 Payload Drop 2.5 50,000 - 1 0 7 Descend (to 30000ft) - 30,000 - 0.99 4,329 8 Cruise in 0.8 30,000 2,696,419 0.8305 72,641 9 Descend - 0 - 0.99 3,559 Land - 0 - 0.995 1,762 10 39 ead aeronautics え八팔 FUEL CONSUMPTION SUMMARY Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Fuel burned (lbs) 94,264 84,704 166,006 Mission Fuel Weight (lbs) 97,092 87,245 170,986 • Assuming no payload drop so the Falcon 1 rocket can be safely returned • Although Design Concept 2 consumes the least amount of fuel, Design Concept 1 is chosen 40 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONSTRAINT ANALYSIS • Take-off with 50ft clearance from 15,000 ft runway at sea level • Landing distance of 3,000 ft • Cruises at M = 0.8 at 30,000 ft • Dashes at M = 2.5 at 50,000 ft 41 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONSTRAINT ANALYSIS Takeoff Landing Cruise at M=0.8 at 30kft Dash at M=2.5 at 50kft 2 1.8 1.6 (T/W)o 1.4 1.2 1 (60, 0.9) 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 20 30 40 50 (W/S)o 60 70 80 42 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCLUSION AND FURTHER ANALYSIS • Thrust to Weight ratio of 0.9 is required for dash constraint • Enough thrust must be provided! • Further analysis in the next semester - Maximum dash speed - Maximum altitude 43 팔 え ead aeronautics 八 PROPULSION 44 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT SELECTION Concept Selection Criteria Criterion Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Structure 1 3 2 Aerodynamics 1 2 3 GTOW 2 1 3 Stability 2 3 1 Fuel Consumption 2 1 3 Propulsion 1 3 2 Costs 2 1 3 Total 11 14 17 45 ead aeronautics え八팔 COMPARISONS • Design Concept 1 (BEST) - Able to carry more engines • Design Concept 2 (WORST) - Limit of engine size and numbers - Very high thrust engine needed • Design Concept 3 (GOOD) - Limit of engine size and numbers 46 ead aeronautics え八팔 TURBOJETS • Concorde (Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 602 turbojets ) • XB-70 (General Electric J-93 afterburning turbojets Peter, St. James, “The Histroy of Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Development in the United States … A Tradition of Excellence” 1 st ed., The International Gas Turbine Institute of ASME., 1999, pp.430-569 47 ead aeronautics え八팔 TURBOFANS • F-15 (Pratt & Whitney F100220 afterburning turbofans ) • F-111F (Pratt & Whitney TF30111 afterburning turbofans) Peter, St. James, “The Histroy of Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Development in the United States … A Tradition of Excellence” 1 st ed., The International Gas Turbine Institute of ASME., 1999, pp.430-569 48 ead aeronautics え八팔 ENGINES DATA Turbojets and Turbofans with Afterburner (AB) at Sea Level Condition Olympus 593 Max/Normal Thrust (lb) πc 38,000/32,000 11 Length Diameter Weight (in) (in) (lb) α 280 47.75 7,000 NA 28,000/17,700 13.85 236.3 54.2 5,220 NA F110-220 23,830/14,670 25 191.2 46.5 3,200 0.6 TF30-P-111 25,100/14,560 21.8 241.7 49 3,999 0.73 J93 Mattingly, D. Jack, “Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion,” 1 st ed., McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1996, pp.240-265 49 ead aeronautics え八팔 SFC vs. Mach Cruise Altitude (30,000ft) 1.3 1.2 SFC [(lbm/hr)/lbf] 1.1 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 Olympus 593 AB off J93 AB off F110-220 AB off TF30-P-111 AB off M = 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0 0.5 1 1.5 M 2 2.5 3 50 ead aeronautics え八팔 SFC vs. Mach Dash Altitude (50,000ft) 2 Olympus 593 AB on J93 AB on F110-220 AB on TF30-P-111 AB on M = 2.5 1.9 SFC [(lbm/hr)/lbf] 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 0 0.5 1 1.5 M 2 2.5 3 51 ead aeronautics え八팔 SFC vs. Altitude M = 0.8 with Altitude = 30,000 ft Olympus 593 AB off J93 AB off F110-220 AB off TF30-P-111 AB off Altitude = 30,000 ft 1.5 SFC [(lbm/hr)/lbf] 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0 10000 20000 30000 Altitude (ft) 40000 50000 52 ead aeronautics え八팔 SFC vs. Altitude M = 2.5 with Altitude = 50,000 ft 2.5 Olympus 593 AB on J93 AB on F110-220 AB on TF30-P-111 AB on Altitude = 50,000 ft SFC [(lbm/hr)/lbf] 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 0 10000 20000 30000 Altitude (ft) 40000 50000 53 ead aeronautics え八팔 WHICH IS BEST? • Turbojets with AB - Higher thrust - SFC is low in dash with AB • Turbofan with AB - Lower thrust - SFC is low in cruise without AB Turbojets with AB are better 54 ead aeronautics え八팔 FINAL DECISION Max/Normal Thrust (lb) Olympus 593 J93 38,000/32,000 28,000/17,700 SFC [(lbm/hr)/lbf ] Cruise 1.169 0.934 Dash 1.4 1.45 J93 Turbojet with Afterburner is BEST! 55 ead aeronautics え八팔 FURTHER ANALYSIS • Find more recent engines - Turbojets and Turbofans with AB • Design Fuel System and Fuel Tanks • General Propulsion System Integration Losses 56 팔 え ead aeronautics 八 STABILITY & CONTROL 57 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT SELECTION Concept Selection Criteria Criterion Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Structure 1 3 2 Aerodynamics 1 2 3 GTOW 2 1 3 Stability 2 3 1 Fuel Consumption 2 1 3 Propulsion 1 3 2 Costs 2 1 3 Total 11 14 17 58 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 1 • Cons -Canards are not as common as aft tails -May need high lift airfoil for canard -Difficulty in using flaps • Pros -Canards can be made to stall before wing -Enhanced roll rate from elevons Rank : 2nd 59 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 2 • Cons -Flying wings inherently unstable -Requires complex reflexed trailing edge for static stability (inefficient) -May require automatic flight control systems -Complicated wing planforms with varying chords and twist to achieve restoring moment Rank : 3rd 60 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 3 • Cons -V-Tail requires a more complex control system -Significant flight testing needed to program V-Tail • Pros -Aft tail is a time tested design -Plenty of historical data to compare design space Rank : 1st 61 ead aeronautics え八팔 INITIAL SIZING • Auxiliary Lifting Surfaces - Used historical tail volumes of Large cargo/transport aircraft - Fin and canard airfoil is NACA 0012 • Control Surface Sizing - MILSPEC roll rate for Class III aircraft is 30 degrees in 1.5 seconds - Initial sizing based on historical data and guidelines • Final Sizing based on dynamic analysis 62 ead aeronautics え八팔 STATIC MARGIN • Neutral point calculation completed to determine acceptable CG range • 5-10% Static Margin for Large Bomber/Cargo Aircraft • Canard experiences upwash as opposed to tail which experiences downwash Static Margin Cruise (M=0.8) Dash (M=2.5) Neutral Point 90.7 ft 91.9 ft 5% SM 87.1 ft 88.3 ft 10% SM 83.5 ft 84.7 ft 63 ead aeronautics え八팔 LONGITUDINAL STATIC STABILITY • Longitudinal stability most vital to airplane • Placing CG ahead of neutral point satisfies one of two conditions for stability • Must check to see that CM0 is greater than zero • Assumed virtually no CG shift from rocket release Longitudinal Static Stability CM0 CMa CG Cruise 0.006 Dash 0.006 -0.12 per rad -0.1154 per rad 87.1 ft 87.1 ft 64 ead aeronautics え八팔 TRIM ANALYSIS • Used graphical method rather than iterative computational process. • Trim analysis shows aircraft can be trimmed for many different CL. • Subsonic and supersonic trim very similar due to comparable CMa . • Positive elevon deflection produces upload on canard. 65 ead aeronautics え八팔 TRIM ANALYSIS Trim Analysis for Subsonic Cruise 0.08 de = 0 deg 0.06 de = -5 deg 0.04 de = 20 deg CMcg 0.02 0 -0.5 -0.02 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 -0.04 -0.06 -0.08 -0.1 CL Total 66 ead aeronautics え八팔 LATERAL STATIC STABILITY • Coupled analysis on roll and yaw • Meets the typical yaw moment derivative values as described by Raymer. Lateral-Directional Stability Derivatives CNb (per rad) Cruise 0.094 Dash 0.127 Clb (per rad) -0.137 -0.091 67 ead aeronautics え八팔 FURTHER ANALYSIS • Must examine dynamic stability and control characteristics • Investigate high lift airfoils for canard • Flexibility Effects • Engine out analysis • Ground effects • Adverse yaw and differential control surface inputs 68 ead aeronautics STRUCTURES 69 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT SELECTION Concept Selection Criteria Criterion Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Structure 1 3 2 Aerodynamics 1 2 3 GTOW 2 1 3 Stability 2 3 1 Fuel Consumption 2 1 3 Propulsion 1 3 2 Costs 2 1 3 Total 11 14 17 70 ead aeronautics え八팔 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENT • Speed – Mach 2.5 • Altitude – 50,000 ft - The speed and the altitude requirements yield: - Kinetic heating ranges from -25ºF to 450ºF - Thermal cycling under moisture and radiation impact • Payload – 59,960 lb Must have strong mounts for the payload 71 ead aeronautics え八팔 STRUCTURAL SELECTION Selection criteria: • Feasibility of new concepts • Structural strength • Minimum Weight • Ease of manufacturing 72 ead aeronautics え八팔 STRUCTURAL SELECTION Design Concept 1 Pros • Delta wing • straight linear structures (spars) • enough room for fuel, landing gear, and structure Cons • Curved longerons for the fuselage • Difficulty placing the rocket 73 ead aeronautics え八팔 STRUCTURAL SELECTION Design Concept 2 Pros • Simple geometry for spars and ribs (straight path) • Smaller structure (light weight) • Weight is distributed along the span of the wing Cons • Large cutouts for landing gear (not enough space for both spars and cutout) • Extra bulkhead needed for engine mounts 74 ead aeronautics え八팔 STRUCTURAL SELECTION Design Concept 3 Pros • Engine inlet structure supports the wing loading • Bulkhead in the aft fuselage shares the load with engines and landing gears Cons • Excessive structure (fuselage) • Wing loading concentrated at the smaller wing root than delta wing 75 ead aeronautics え八팔 MATERIALS Titanium Stainless Steel Honeycomb Steel 76 ead aeronautics え八팔 BULKHEADS AND LOAD PATH Rocket Mounts Forward Bulkhead Landing Gear Mounts Engine Mounts 77 ead aeronautics え八팔 V-n DIAGRAM 8 Upper Stall Lower Stall Upper Gust Lower Gust 6 4 n Vdive = 3136fps n=+7 2 0 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 -2 n=-3 -4 V (fps) 78 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE ANALYSIS • Conclusion - Delta wing structure was chosen - No complex composites were used to lower the cost • Future Analysis - Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis should be conducted - Investigate the stress of the rocket attachment fittings - Design landing gear 79 팔 え ead aeronautics 八 COSTS 80 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT SELECTION Concept Selection Criteria Criterion Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Structure 1 3 2 Aerodynamics 1 2 3 GTOW 2 1 3 Stability 2 3 1 Fuel Consumption 2 1 3 Propulsion 1 3 2 Costs 2 1 3 Total 11 14 17 81 ead aeronautics え八팔 COST ANALYSIS • Used RAND DAPCA IV Model - Find approximate unit price • Hours needed: Engineering, Tooling, Manufacturing • Cost estimated: Develop, Flight Test, Manufacturing, Material, Engineering production 82 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 1 • We: 109,526 lbs • Velocity: M2.5 at 50,000 ft – 1433 Knots • Number Produced (Q): 5 • FTA:3 • Neng:40 • Thrust max: 28,000 lbs – GE J93 Turbojet w/ AB 83 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 2 • We: 96,627 lbs • Velocity: M2.5 at 50,000 ft – 1433 Knots • Number Produced (Q): 5 • FTA:3 • Neng:40 • Thrust max: 28,000 lbs – GE J93 Turbojet w/ AB 84 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN CONCEPT 3 • We: 118,274 lbs • Velocity: M2.5 at 50,000 ft – 1433 Knots • Number Produced (Q): 5 • FTA:3 • Neng:40 • Thrust max: 28,000 lbs – GE J93 Turbojet w/ AB 85 ead aeronautics え八팔 ESTIMATED COST Costs Design Concept 1 Design Concept 2 Design Concept 3 Total Cost (5 AC) $8,954,080,073 $8,619,522,958 $9,851,267,581 Total Cost (Individual) $1,790,816,015 $1,723,904,592 $1,970,253,516 86 ead aeronautics え八팔 DESIGN 1 - OPTIMUS • • • • Moderate expensive aircraft to build. Best performance capabilities for the best price Based off a similar design Marketable 87 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCEPT/OPS • • • • • Base: Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL Fly out east of KSC Captive on top delivery γ = 25 °(3-M) γ = 12.5 ° 88 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCLUSION • Cost Estimation seems reasonable • Moderately expensive out of the three • Much cheaper than the traditional launches from earth 89 팔 え ead aeronautics 八 CONCLUSION & FUTURE PLANS 90 ead aeronautics え八팔 CONCLUSION & FUTURE PLANS • Highly versatile delivery aircraft and favored in terms of Structure & Stability • Optimus meets the RFP • Optimus will provide an alternative method to deliver rockets into orbit • Promote this idea to potential buyers, hopefully expanding the market for this innovative method to launch rockets into space. • Decrease thrust requirement by reducing drag. Lower cost. Will be looked into next semester. 91 ead aeronautics え八팔 REFERENCES • Jenkinson, L., Civil Jet Aircraft Design, AIAA, 1999 • Mattingly, D. Jack, “Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion,” 1 st ed., McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1996, pp.240-265. • McCormick, B.W., “Static Stability and Control,” Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, and Flight Mechanics, 2nd ed, Wiley, New York, 1995, pp. 473-534. • Peter, St. James, “The History of Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Development in the United States … A Tradition of Excellence” 1 st ed., The International Gas Turbine Institute of ASME., 1999, pp.430-569 • Raymer, D.P., Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach, AIAA Education Series, 2002 92 ead aeronautics え八팔 Questions? 93