Design and Optimization of Aircraft Configuration for Minimum Drag

Abstract

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This paper presents a reliable and robust optimization for minimum drag of an aircraft at the conceptual design phase. Firstly, the conceptual design code was developed and existing Single Seat Aerobatic (SSA) aircraft was chosen to validate the reliability of developed code. The resulted data from the developed code showed good agreement with the existing data. Secondly, Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) optimizer was created and employed as a tool to explore possible aircraft configurations that are more efficient and less costly than an existing design. The optimized results gave lower Drag and better performance.

Authors

• Thu, Zin Win Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Thu, Aung Myo Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Thaw, Phyo Wai Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Keywords

• Conceptual Design; Validate; Total Drag Coefficient; SQP
• Aeronautical Vehicles
• Systems Engineering and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization