A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price

This paper presents a simple method for analyzing the monetary trade-off between rising airframe material cost and reduced jet fuel cost for supporting the decision-making in designing lightweight but expensive new materials. The method considers the weight growth factor, Breguet range equation, spe...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Morimoto, Satoshi Kobayashi, Yosuke Nagao, Yutaka Iwahori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1285483