Aircraft range calculator



You can download it from here (it is in the katix.org gforge svn):
RangeCalculator.ods

Some calculated results:

Target range = 1500 nm
Fuel consumption = 31.5 liters/h (2 x Rotax 912ULS, with economy cruise power)

[kts] [h]  [l] [kg]
Speed Endurance required Fuel liters Fuel weight
100 15 472.47 335.45
110 13.64 429.52 304.96
120 12.5 393.73 279.55
130 11.54 363.44 258.04
140 10.71 337.48 239.61
150 10 314.98 223.64
160 9.38 295.29 209.66
170 8.82 277.92 197.33
180 8.33 262.48 186.36
190 7.89 248.67 176.56
200 7.5 236.24 167.73
210 7.14 224.99 159.74
220 6.82 214.76 152.48
230 6.52 205.42 145.85
240 6.25 196.86 139.77
250 6 188.99 134.18
260 5.77 181.72 129.02
270 5.56 174.99 124.24
280 5.36 168.74 119.81
290 5.17 162.92 115.67

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The LG Enlighten gives you most of what you get with the Droid Pro: a 3G mobile hotspot, spoken turn-by-turn GPS navigation from Google, and Android Gingerbread OS right out of the box. Plus, you get a full 3.2" capacitive touchscreen — one area where bigger most certainly is better.

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Address:  4510 Old International Airport Rd Anchorage Alaska 99502 USA
Email:   hr@guardianflight.com
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Company Info:  Guardian Flight is one of the largest providers of air ambulance services in the western United States, including the states of Alaska and Wyoming. Guardian provides unmatched ETAs and service. Guardian Flight transports medical, surgical, cardiac, trauma, pediatric, neonatal and pediatric ICU, and burn patients from rural facilities to tertiary care facilities 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Guardian also provides non-urgent prearranged medical charters to or from any Alaskan community.

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Supported Manufacturers:    
Job Title:   Base Helicopter Maintenance Technician
Location:  ROCK SPRINGS Wyoming USA
Contact:   Bethany O’Neil Email:  hr@guardianflight.com

Job Description:  Guardian Flight, a leader in the air ambulance industry, is accepting resumes for an experienced Field Based Helicopter Maintenance Technician based in Rock Springs, Wyoming.  We are committed to offering our employees a safe, challenging, professional and team-oriented working environment.

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Requirements:

1.  Current FAA Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic Certificate.

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3.  At least 3 years (5 years preferred) experience maintaining AS350 aircraft.

4.  Strong electrical and avionics troubleshooting skills.

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Please note that this position will require some travel. Position will also require on-call status, including work during the day and availability evenings and weekends.

Ideal candidates will possess these qualifications, as well as demonstrated sound judgment and objectivity in decision making, honesty, integrity and a commitment to maintaining a safe aircraft.  Must be able to pass a background check and comply with DOT drug testing mandates.

Qualified applicants should send their resumes to HR@GuardianFlight.com.

No phone calls, please. 

Virgin Atlantic New Airline Jobs at London Heathrow and Gatwick Airports

Virgin Atlantic to create 500 airline jobs

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is looking to fill 500 new airline jobs to meet expansion demands.

The airline is planning to expand its fleet this year and the airline jobs will help ensure operations continue to run smoothly. The new roles will be based at London Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and the airline staff will work on the new routes to Cancun and Vancouver as well as other locations.

It is understood the airline jobs will typically be for roles on long-haul flights which also include New York, Las Vegas, Barbados and Shanghai.

Corneel Koster, director of operations, safety and security for Virgin Atlantic, told the Press Association, "It is an exciting year of growth and investment for Virgin Atlantic as we look forward to expanding our network and welcoming a new fleet of aircraft.”

Koster added, "The new roles have been created to support our new destinations of Cancun and Vancouver, a second rotation on our San Francisco route and also our new A330-300 aircraft of which we take delivery of seven later in the year."

Virgin Atlantic also recently announced that it will expand its Upper Class, following an investment of over £100 million. It is understood that this project could create even more airline jobs with the company.

Rolls-Royce is Recruiting Aviation Mechanics for Singapore based Engine Factory

Rolls-Royce still recruiting for Singapore engine factory


Rolls-Royce is still recruiting for specialist aviation mechanics and construction jobs at its brand new US$558 million engine factory in Singapore.

The engine assembly plant was officially opened this week and is looking at off-setting the high costs of Singapore labor with an exceptional rise in the productivity and efficiency usually expected of factories of its size.

Rolls-Royce Singapore has already recruited 23 technicians to work in the fan blade factory and is looking to recruit for 27 more aviation assembly and maintenance jobs. By mid-2020 it expects to have some 89 technicians working in highly specialized aviation jobs. The plant will house the construction of Trent 900, Trent 1000 and Trent XWB engines, accounting for half of Roll-Royce’s global production capacity.

Rolls-Royce chairman Simon Robertson said that their decision to set up in Singapore was a logical one that will allow the company to thrive in an excellent business environment.

“We recognized that the Government of Singapore takes a long-term approach and has created an environment which enables companies like Rolls-Royce to take important, long-term investment decisions with confidence,” he said.

The director of operations at Rolls-Royce Singapore, Tin Ho, said that the assembly of a Trent 900 engine at the company’s factory in Derby, UK, takes more than 20 days, but they will be able to bring that down to around 14 in Singapore. This will be achieved through the housing of all process in a single building and narrowing the fields of specialism of individual engineers.

KS20 airfoil simulation

KS20:



Cl - Cd(low reynolds numbers also included, plus also flapped version (+10deg and +20 deg)



L/D vs. alpha:



Cm vs. Alpha:



Cl - alpha:



Printable profile picture of KS20 (black on white background):





QFLR5_v.0001

Calculated polar for: KS20

1 1 Reynolds number fixed Mach number fixed

xtrf = 1.000 (top) 1.000 (bottom)
Mach = 0.270 Re = 5.000 e 6 Ncrit = 9.000

alpha CL CD CDp CM Top Xtr Bot Xtr Cpmin Chinge XCp
------- -------- --------- --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- --------- ---------
-2.500 0.0172 0.00639 0.00156 -0.0630 0.5734 0.1263 -0.9628 0.0000 3.9974
-2.000 0.0779 0.00594 0.00135 -0.0638 0.5687 0.2065 -0.7727 0.0000 1.0832
-1.500 0.1376 0.00529 0.00111 -0.0647 0.5613 0.3515 -0.6885 0.0000 0.7246
-1.000 0.1985 0.00466 0.00091 -0.0657 0.5560 0.4943 -0.7241 0.0000 0.5818
-0.500 0.2604 0.00434 0.00082 -0.0667 0.5474 0.5909 -0.7638 0.0000 0.5048
0.000 0.3235 0.00430 0.00084 -0.0677 0.5380 0.6224 -0.8063 0.0000 0.4565
0.500 0.3863 0.00438 0.00088 -0.0686 0.5260 0.6346 -0.8489 0.0000 0.4238
1.000 0.4491 0.00445 0.00094 -0.0696 0.5127 0.6478 -0.8954 0.0000 0.4002
1.500 0.5115 0.00461 0.00102 -0.0704 0.4945 0.6510 -0.9563 0.0000 0.3823
2.000 0.5732 0.00475 0.00111 -0.0712 0.4723 0.6587 -1.0304 0.0000 0.3682
2.500 0.6344 0.00497 0.00124 -0.0719 0.4472 0.6628 -1.1188 0.0000 0.3567
3.000 0.6941 0.00529 0.00142 -0.0723 0.4114 0.6656 -1.2143 0.0000 0.3470
3.500 0.7516 0.00577 0.00168 -0.0724 0.3616 0.6675 -1.3096 0.0000 0.3385
4.000 0.8098 0.00619 0.00194 -0.0726 0.3230 0.6691 -1.4113 0.0000 0.3313
4.500 0.8664 0.00670 0.00226 -0.0725 0.2804 0.6702 -1.5275 0.0000 0.3247
5.000 0.9229 0.00719 0.00260 -0.0724 0.2437 0.6718 -1.6463 0.0000 0.3189


KS20.dat Airfoil file for QFLR5, XFLR5 or Xfoil

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There are three categories for the finals – 
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