SAWE Report - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

11.4 Mission Requirements
By completing the design mission, the requirements for a supercruise Mach number of 1.6 and
mission radius of 1,750 nm (3,240 km) are met. To determine the fuel capacity required to
perform the design mission, the mission was simulated by numerically integrating the fuel burn
rates over the mission profile. The mission simulation also allowed certain aspects of the
mission such as cruise altitudes to be optimized. Table 11.V lists the results of the mission
simulation, Figure 11.7 shows a breakdown of fuel consumption by mission segment, and Table
11.VI lists the fuel consumption by mission segment.
Reserve
4%
Misc.
5%
Accelerate &
Climb
12%
Cruise Back
18%
Cruise Out
28%
Dash Back
15%
Dash Out
18%
Figure 11.7 - Fuel Consumption over Mission
Table 11.V - Mission Results
Total fuel consumption
57,940 lb (26,280 kg)
Mission radius
1,750 nm (3,240 km)
Total distance traveled over mission 3,980 nm (7,370 km)
Total mission duration
4 hr. 57 min.
Takeoff weight
124,800 lb (56,610 kg)
Empty weight
56,270 lb (25,520 kg)
Fuel weight (total fuel onboard) 59,250 lb (26,880 kg)
Maneuver weight
95,830 lb (43,470 kg)
Landing weight
57,550 lb (26,100 kg)
Average cruise lift to drag ratio 6.6
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