Research Article

Tradeoff Study between Cost and Environmental Impact of Aircraft Using Simultaneous Optimization of Airframe and Engine Cycle

Table 4

Optimization problem constraints.

ConstraintValue

Design mission range (km)12000
Takeoff field length (m)≤2700
Landing field length (m)≤1750
Engine-out climb gradient≥0.024
Rate of climb at TOC (m/s)≥1.5
Fuel volume≥required block fuel volume