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Chapter 9<br />
Fuselage<br />
There is one fuselage component for the aircraft.<br />
9–1 Geometry<br />
The fuselage length ℓfus can be input or calculated. The calculated length depends on the longitudinal<br />
positions of all components. Let xmax and xmin be the maximum (forward) and minimum (aft) position<br />
of all rotors, wings, and tails. Then the calculated fuselage length is<br />
ℓfus = ℓnose +(xmax − xmin)+ℓaft<br />
The nose length ℓnose (distance forward of hub) and aft length ℓnose (distance aft of hub) are input, or<br />
calculated as ℓnose = fnoseR and ℓaft = faftR. Typically faft =0or negative for the main rotor and tail<br />
rotor configuration, and faft =0.75 for the coaxial configuration. The fuselage width wfus is input.<br />
The fuselage wetted area Swet (reference area for drag coefficients) and projected area Sproj (reference<br />
area for vertical drag) are input (excluding or including the tail-boom terms); or calculated from<br />
the nose length:<br />
Swet = fwet (2ℓnosehfus +2ℓnosewfus +2hfuswfus)+CboomR<br />
Sproj = fproj (ℓnosewfus)+wboomR<br />
using input fuselage height hfus and factors fwet and fproj; or calculated from the fuselage length:<br />
Swet = fwet (2ℓfushfus +2ℓfuswfus +2hfuswfus)+CboomR<br />
Sproj = fproj (ℓfuswfus)+wboomR<br />
Using the nose length and the tail-boom area is probably best for a single-main-rotor and tail-rotor<br />
helicopter. Here Cboom is the effective tail-boom circumference (boom wetted area divided by rotor<br />
radius), and wboom is the effective tail-boom width (boom vertical area divided by rotor radius).<br />
The fuselage contribution to the aircraft operating length is xfus + frefℓfus (forward) and xfus − (1 −<br />
fref)ℓfus (aft). Here fref is the position of the fuselage aerodynamic reference location aft of the nose, as<br />
a fraction of the fuselage length. If the fuselage length is input, then fref is input; if the fuselage length<br />
is calculated, then fref =(xmax + ℓnose − xfus)/ℓfus.<br />
9–2 Control and Loads<br />
The fuselage has a position z F , where the aerodynamic forces act; and the component axes are<br />
aligned with the aircraft axes, C BF = I. The fuselage has no control variables.