Chapter 8 Weight Estimation - Virginia Tech

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Actual and estimated landing gear weight fractions are presented in Fig. 8.1. Figure 8.1a provides comparisions for estimates which only use MTOW. Figure 8.1b provides comparisions with methods which take into account more details, specifically the gear length. As shown in Fig. 8.1a, for an MTOW up to around 200,000 lb, the estimated

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