Payload Carried in Aircraft Design Formulas

Payload Carried (passengers and cargo) is the object or the entity which is being carried by an aircraft or a launch vehicle. And is denoted by PYL. Payload Carried is usually measured using the Kilogram for Weight. Note that the value of Payload Carried is always positive.

Formulas to find Payload Carried in Aircraft Design

fxPayload Weight given Takeoff WeightGo

fxPayload Weight given Fuel and Empty Weight FractionsGo

Aircraft Design formulas that make use of Payload Carried

fxPreliminary Take Off Weight Built-up for Manned AircraftGo

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

fxCrew Weight given Takeoff WeightGo

fxFuel Weight given Takeoff WeightGo

fxEmpty Weight given Takeoff WeightGo

fxCrew Weight given Fuel and Empty Weight FractionGo

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 Operating Empty Weight Go

fx Crew Weight Go

fx Fuel Weight to be Carried Go

fx Empty Weight Fraction Go

fx Fuel Fraction Go

FAQ

What is the Payload Carried?

Payload Carried (passengers and cargo) is the object or the entity which is being carried by an aircraft or a launch vehicle. Payload Carried is usually measured using the Kilogram for Weight. Note that the value of Payload Carried is always positive.

Can the Payload Carried be negative?

No, the Payload Carried, measured in Weight cannot be negative.

What unit is used to measure Payload Carried?

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

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