fastoad.models.handling_qualities.tail_sizing.compute_tail_areas module

Computation of tail areas w.r.t. HQ criteria

class fastoad.models.handling_qualities.tail_sizing.compute_tail_areas.ComputeTailAreas(**kwargs)

Bases: openmdao.core.group.Group

Computes areas of vertical and horizontal tail.

• Horizontal tail area is computed so it can balance pitching moment of aircraft at rotation speed.

• Vertical tail area is computed so aircraft can have the CNbeta in cruise conditions

Set the solvers to nonlinear and linear block Gauss–Seidel by default.

Parameters

**kwargs (dict) – dict of arguments available here and in all descendants of this Group.

setup()

Build this group.

This method should be overidden by your Group’s method. The reason for using this method to add subsystem is to save memory and setup time when using your Group while running under MPI. This avoids the creation of systems that will not be used in the current process.

You may call ‘add_subsystem’ to add systems to this group. You may also issue connections, and set the linear and nonlinear solvers for this group level. You cannot safely change anything on children systems; use the ‘configure’ method instead.

Available attributes:

name pathname comm options