MAE 494. Future Aircraft Design.
Design Proposal Requirements. Due February 14.
Each team will research and size a 250 passenger, mixed-class, transport aircraft with a maximum design range of
15,000 km. The aircraft must meet FAR requirements for balanced field length and second-segment and enroute
climb gradients. Other design requirements and constraints will be delineated in later documents. Consideration
must be given to reducing oil consumption and to reducing noise, pollutants and greenhouse emissions. The
design proposal has two parts, both of which must cover the following points:
1. A proposal for the airframe concept.
2. A proposal for the propulsion concept, including fuel.
3. A projection for the future time frame in which this aircraft may be viable.
4. Justification that the concept has a good probability of being technically viable and of meeting reduced
oil-based fuel burn and reduced emissions.
The written portion of the proposal should be approximately two double-spaced pages. The oral portion should
be approximately 5 minutes long. All team members are responsible for the content and presentation of the
proposal.
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