Abstract
The need for a transportation system to transport goods is increasing, especially for regions in Indonesia that are included in the leading, remote, and disadvantaged (3T) categories. This paper will discuss the conceptual design of an unmanned cargo aircraft with a piston-propeller engine which can later be operated in the 3T area. The design will begin with a discussion of DRO, followed by a concept of the aircraft configuration. After the configuration is formed, the aerodynamic characteristics will be calculated, the weight will be predicted, and flight performance calculations and aircraft stability will be calculated
Highlights
An unmanned piston-propeller cargo aircraft is designed to create and fill the market for General Aviation aircraft in Indonesia and the surrounding region
Our approach is to perform an initial aircraft design from the conceptual design using methods from reference [1], wing and tail design based on reference [2], geometry design and aerodynamics analysis using XFLR5, DATCOM, and OpenVSP platforms, structural design, and weight and balance based on reference [1], calculation of performance and stability based on reference [3], cost analysis based on reference [4], and final geometry drawing using Solidworks platform
The calculation of performance, stability and control related to the cost analysis of the aircraft will be drawn later on
Summary
An unmanned piston-propeller cargo aircraft is designed to create and fill the market for General Aviation aircraft in Indonesia and the surrounding region. A Design Requirement and Objectives (DR&O) has been formulated to fulfill the market needs. Our approach is to perform an initial aircraft design from the conceptual design using methods from reference [1], wing and tail design based on reference [2], geometry design and aerodynamics analysis using XFLR5, DATCOM, and OpenVSP platforms, structural design, and weight and balance based on reference [1], calculation of performance and stability based on reference [3], cost analysis based on reference [4], and final geometry drawing using Solidworks platform. The paper aims to describe cost analysis of aircraft, which firstly will be presented the DR&O of the designed aircraft, i.e., UCA-13, the aircraft configuration determination process and prediction of aerodynamics analysis and structural design weight and balance respectively.
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