aerosandbox.library.weights.raymer_miscellaneous
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Module Contents#
Functions#
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Computes the mass of an individual seat on an airplane. |
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Computes the required mass of all lavatories on an airplane. |
Attributes#
- aerosandbox.library.weights.raymer_miscellaneous.mass_seat(kind='passenger')[source]#
Computes the mass of an individual seat on an airplane.
- Parameters:
kind –
The kind of seat. Can be “passenger”, “flight_deck”, or “troop”.
”passenger” seats are standard commercial airline seats.
”flight_deck” seats are the seats in the cockpit.
”troop” seats are the seats in the cargo hold.
- Return type:
float
Returns: The mass of a single seat, in kg. Don’t forget to multiply by the number of seats to get the total mass of all seats.
- aerosandbox.library.weights.raymer_miscellaneous.mass_lavatories(n_pax, aircraft_type='short-haul')[source]#
Computes the required mass of all lavatories on an airplane.
- Parameters:
n_pax – The number of passengers on the airplane.
aircraft_type –
The type of aircraft. Can be “long-haul”, “short-haul”, or “business-jet”.
”long-haul” aircraft are long-range commercial airliners, like the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350.
”short-haul” aircraft are short-range commercial airliners, like the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320.
”business-jet” aircraft are small private jets, like the Cessna Citation X or Gulfstream G650.
- Return type:
float
Returns: The mass of all lavatories on the airplane, in kg.