Date
5-6-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This project designs aircraft that addresses the space constraint that limits airport capacity by exploiting lift created by flying aircraft at high speeds (350-500KIAS) in the mid altitudes of FL100-FL200 to increase the payload of smaller aircraft. Three solutions with the length and wingspan footprint of the Boeing 737-800 are produced using the software X-Plane, then virtually flight tested for various performance data. The results find that adoption of these designs can yield significant capacity increases, albeit at reduced fuel efficiency.
Department
Aviation Science
Thesis Comittee
Prof. Veronica Cote, Thesis Advisor
Prof. Michael Farley, Committee Member
Prof. Michael Welch, Committee Member
Copyright and Permissions
Original document was submitted as an Honors Program requirement. Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Yan, Eric. (2019). High Speed Mid Altitude Aircraft Project. In BSU Honors Program Theses and Projects. Item 407. Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/honors_proj/407
Copyright © 2019 Eric Yan