28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-1.1.2

RECYCLING OLD WEIGHT ASSESSMENT METHODS AND GIVING THEM NEW LIFE IN AIRCRAFT CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

P. Berry, C. Jouannet
Linköping Univ./ Saab Aeronautics, Sweden

Keywords: weight assessment, recycling

Assessing structural weights or any other weights are generally a problem regardless of application. Military STEALTH aircraft designs with internal weapon bays drive the problem to its very peek. There is indeed a need for better weight assessment methods. This paper aims to look at possible solutions to this problem.

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