SAWE Report - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

S VT Vertical Tail Planform Area
S w Wing Reference Area, ft 2
S wet Wetted Area, ft 2
T Thrust, lb
T Temperature, R
T/W Thrust to Weight Ratio
T available Available Thrust, lb
TOGW Takeoff Gross Weight, lb
T required Required Thrust, lb
TSFC Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption, lb/lb hr, lb/lb s
V Velocity, knots, ft/sec
V H Horizontal Tail Volume Coefficient
V stall Stall Velocity, knots, ft/s
V TD Touchdown Velocity, knots, ft/s
V TO Takeoff Velocity, knots, ft/s
V V Vertical Tail Volume Coefficient
W Weight, lb
W Fuel Flow Rate, slugs/s
F
W/S Wing Loading, lb/ft 2
a Speed of Sound, ft/s
a Temperature Lapse Rate in Troposphere, R/ft
c Chord
c Mean Aerodynamic Chord, ft
c Mean Aerodynamic Chord, ft
w
c root Root Chord, ft
c tip Tip Chord, ft
e Span Efficiency Factor
f Component Fineness Ratio
g Acceleration Due to Gravity, ft/s 2
h Altitude, ft
k Surface Roughness, ft
k 1 Induced Drag Coefficient
l Length of Drag Component, ft
n Load Factor
⎛ g ⎞
n Atmospheric Constant, ⎜n
= = 5.2561⎟
⎝ aR ⎠
q Dynamic Pressure, lb/ft 2
s Distance, n miles, ft
t Time, s
t Thickness of Wing to Chord Ratio
y mac y Location of Mean Aerodynamic Chord, ft
Λ LE Leading Edge Sweep, degrees, rad.
Λ t max Sweep of Position of Maximim Thickness, degrees, rad.
Trailing Edge Sweep, degrees, rad.
Λ TE
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