Estimating the Weight of Generally Configured Dual Wing Systems
Abstract
Formulas available for the weight estimation of monoplane wings cannot be said to be appropriate for the estimation of generally configured dual wing systems. In the present paper a method is described which simultaneously generates a structural weight estimate and a fully stressed, quasi-optimal structure for a model of a dual wing system. The method is fast and inexpensive. It is ideally suited to preliminary design. To illustrate the method, a dual wing system and a conventional wing system are sized. Numerical computation is shown to be suitably fast for both cases and, for both cases, convergence to a final configuration is shown to be quite rapid. To illustrate the validity of the method, a conventional wing is sized and its weight obtained by the present method is compared to its weight determined by a reputable weight estimation formula. The results are shown to be very close.
Recommended Citation
D. Cronin and R. J. Somnay, "Estimating the Weight of Generally Configured Dual Wing Systems," Proceedings of the 26th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Jan 1985.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2514/6.1985-641
Meeting Name
26th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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© 1985 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1985
