TASOPT Summary

• A collection of physics-based, coupled, low-order models for...
  • Primary structure
  • Aero
  • Engine
  • Trim, stability
  • Flight trajectory (Ops)
• sequenced in a sizing loop which converges...
  • surface spans, areas
  • loads, shears, moments
  • structural gauges
  • drag, engine size and weight
  • trajectory, fuel weight
• wrapped by an optimization loop for...
  • wing planform and sweep
  • airfoil t/c at wing stations
  • engine OPR, FPR, BPR
  • engine T_t4 at takeoff and cruise
  • cruise altitude
  • cruise CL

Release Conditions

• TASOPT is released under the GNU General Public License. Short version is here.
• By downloading the software you agree to abide by the GPL conditions.

Software

• Tasopt2.16.tgz
  Tasopt 2.16
  All F77 source code. User Guide. Theory document.

Documents

• tasopt_userguide.txt
  User Guide in plain text
• version_notes.txt
  Summary of changes made for recent TASOPT versions.
• TASOPT_doc.pdf
  Theory document in PDF.

Author:

• Mark Drela, drela (at) mit (dot) edu

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