Crew Weight in Aircraft Design Formulas

Crew Weight is the weight of staff which are required for the functioning of the plane. It contains the weight of Pilots, flight engineer, navigation pilot and airplane staff to serve the passengers. And is denoted by W_c. Crew Weight is usually measured using the Kilogram for Weight. Note that the value of Crew Weight is always positive.

Formulas to find Crew Weight in Aircraft Design

fxCrew Weight given Takeoff WeightGo

fxCrew Weight given Fuel and Empty Weight FractionGo

Aircraft Design formulas that make use of Crew Weight

fxPreliminary Take Off Weight Built-up for Manned AircraftGo

fxPreliminary Take off Weight Built-Up for Manned Aircraft given Fuel and Empty Weight FractionGo

fxPayload Weight given Takeoff WeightGo

fxFuel Weight given Takeoff WeightGo

fxEmpty Weight given Takeoff WeightGo

fxPayload Weight given Fuel and Empty Weight FractionsGo

fxFuel Fraction given Takeoff Weight and Empty Weight FractionGo

fxEmpty Weight Fraction given Takeoff Weight and Fuel FractionGo

List of variables in Aircraft Design formulas

fx Desired Takeoff Weight Go

fx Payload Carried Go

fx Fuel Weight to be Carried Go

fx Operating Empty Weight Go

fx Empty Weight Fraction Go

fx Fuel Fraction Go

FAQ

What is the Crew Weight?

Crew Weight is the weight of staff which are required for the functioning of the plane. It contains the weight of Pilots, flight engineer, navigation pilot and airplane staff to serve the passengers. Crew Weight is usually measured using the Kilogram for Weight. Note that the value of Crew Weight is always positive.

Can the Crew Weight be negative?

No, the Crew Weight, measured in Weight cannot be negative.

What unit is used to measure Crew Weight?

Crew Weight is usually measured using the Kilogram[kg] for Weight. Gram[kg], Milligram[kg], Ton (Metric)[kg] are the few other units in which Crew Weight can be measured.

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