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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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Series: | Cogent Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1285483 |