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AFDD Weight Models 153<br />
where w = nzWSD/1000, and<br />
t.2R = τ.2Rc<br />
<br />
0.8+0.2λ<br />
0.5+0.5λ<br />
is the blade thickness at 20%R. These equations were developed for the coaxial rotor configuration<br />
(Nrotor =2). The blade-weight estimate is based on the stiffness required for tip clearance of the two<br />
rotors. The first two terms in the hub-weight equation account for the structure required to react the hub<br />
moment and the centrifugal force; the last term accounts for the weight of the main-rotor upper shaft.<br />
Parameters are defined in table 19-4, including units as used in these equations.<br />
Table 19-4. Parameters for lift-offset rotor weight.<br />
parameter definition units<br />
number of rotors<br />
Nrotor<br />
WSD structural design gross weight lb<br />
nz design ultimate flight load factor at WSD g<br />
λ blade taper ratio (tip chord/root chord)<br />
τ.2R blade airfoil thickness-to-chord ratio (at 20%R)<br />
c blade mean chord<br />
number of blades per rotor<br />
Nblade<br />
h coaxial rotor separation (fraction rotor diameter)<br />
L<br />
Vtip<br />
lift offset (Mroll/T R)<br />
rotor hover tip velocity ft/sec<br />
19–3 Empennage Group<br />
The empennage group consists of: horizontal tail, vertical tail, tail rotor, and auxiliary thruster. The<br />
weight model depends on the aircraft configuration. The helicopter or compound model is AFDD82.<br />
The horizontal tail weight is:<br />
tiltrotor or tiltwing Wht = χhtSht(0.00395S 0.2<br />
ht Vdive − 0.4885)<br />
helicopter or compound Wht = χht0.7176S 1.1881<br />
ht A 0.3173<br />
ht<br />
Based on 13 aircraft, the average error of the helicopter horizontal tail equation is 22.4% (fig. 19-6).<br />
The vertical tail weight is:<br />
tiltrotor or tiltwing Wvt = χvtSvt(0.00395S 0.2<br />
vt Vdive − 0.4885)<br />
helicopter or compound Wvt = χvt1.0460ftrS 0.9441<br />
vt A 0.5332<br />
vt<br />
where ftr =1.6311 if the tail rotor is located on the vertical tail; 1.0 otherwise. Based on 12 aircraft, the<br />
average error of the helicopter vertical tail equation is 23.3% (fig. 19-7). Vdive is the design dive speed,<br />
calculated or input; Vdive =1.25Vmax, where Vmax is the maximum speed at design gross weight and SLS<br />
conditions. The tail rotor weight is:<br />
Wtr = χtr1.3778R 0.0897<br />
tr (PDSlimitR/Vtip) 0.8951<br />
Based on 19 aircraft, the average error of the helicopter tail rotor equation is 16.7% (fig. 19-8). The<br />
auxiliary propulsion weight (as a propeller) is:<br />
compound, propeller Wat = χat0.0809484NatT 1.04771<br />
at (Tat/Aat) −0.07821