Quick estimation of wing structural weight for preliminary aircraft design

Abstract

A COMPILATION of formulae and data from the article on the same subject in the July 1971 issue of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING is presented to enable weight engineers to make a quick estimation of wing structural weight for preliminary aircraft design. Application of the method to 46 samples of aircraft in a wide range of sizes demonstrates a standard deviation of 9·64 per cent, satisfactory for point designs and parametric studies.

Citation

TORENBEEK, E. (1972), "Quick estimation of wing structural weight for preliminary aircraft design", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 44 No. 2, pp. 18-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb034867