Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane Calculator

✖The Lift Coefficient is a dimensionless coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to the fluid density around the body, the fluid velocity and an associated reference area.ⓘ Lift Coefficient [C_L]			+10% -10%
✖The Gross Weight of the airplane is the weight with full fuel and payload.ⓘ Gross Weight [W₀]			+10% -10%
✖Weight without Fuel is the total weight of the airplane without fuel.ⓘ Weight without Fuel [W₁]			+10% -10%
✖Drag Coefficient is a dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment, such as air or water.ⓘ Drag Coefficient [C_D]			+10% -10%
✖Endurance of Aircraft is the maximum length of time that an aircraft can spend in cruising flight.ⓘ Endurance of Aircraft [E]			+10% -10%

✖Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption (TSFC) is the fuel efficiency of an engine design with respect to thrust output.ⓘ Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane [c_t]

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Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = Lift Coefficient*(ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel))/(Drag Coefficient*Endurance of Aircraft)
c_t = C_L*(ln(W₀/W₁))/(C_D*E)
This formula uses 1 Functions, 6 Variables

Functions Used

ln - The natural logarithm, also known as the logarithm to the base e, is the inverse function of the natural exponential function., ln(Number)

Variables Used

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption - (Measured in Kilogram per Second per Newton) - Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption (TSFC) is the fuel efficiency of an engine design with respect to thrust output.
Lift Coefficient - The Lift Coefficient is a dimensionless coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to the fluid density around the body, the fluid velocity and an associated reference area.
Gross Weight - (Measured in Kilogram) - The Gross Weight of the airplane is the weight with full fuel and payload.
Weight without Fuel - (Measured in Kilogram) - Weight without Fuel is the total weight of the airplane without fuel.
Drag Coefficient - Drag Coefficient is a dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment, such as air or water.
Endurance of Aircraft - (Measured in Second) - Endurance of Aircraft is the maximum length of time that an aircraft can spend in cruising flight.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Lift Coefficient: 5 --> No Conversion Required
Gross Weight: 5000 Kilogram --> 5000 Kilogram No Conversion Required
Weight without Fuel: 3000 Kilogram --> 3000 Kilogram No Conversion Required
Drag Coefficient: 2 --> No Conversion Required
Endurance of Aircraft: 452.0581 Second --> 452.0581 Second No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

c_t = C_L*(ln(W₀/W₁))/(C_D*E) --> 5*(ln(5000/3000))/(2*452.0581)

Evaluating ... ...

c_t = 0.00282499983832825

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.00282499983832825 Kilogram per Second per Newton -->10.1699994179817 Kilogram per Hour per Newton (Check conversion here)

FINAL ANSWER

10.1699994179817 ≈ 10.17 Kilogram per Hour per Newton <-- Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption

(Calculation completed in 00.017 seconds)

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Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane

LaTeX Go Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = Lift Coefficient*(ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel))/(Drag Coefficient*Endurance of Aircraft)

Endurance of Jet Airplane

LaTeX Go Endurance of Aircraft = Lift Coefficient*(ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel))/(Drag Coefficient*Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption)

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance and Lift-to-Drag Ratio of Jet Airplane

LaTeX Go Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = (1/Endurance of Aircraft)*Lift-to-Drag Ratio*ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel)

Endurance for given Lift-to-Drag Ratio of Jet Airplane

LaTeX Go Endurance of Aircraft = (1/Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption)*Lift-to-Drag Ratio*ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel)

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane Formula

LaTeX Go

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = Lift Coefficient*(ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel))/(Drag Coefficient*Endurance of Aircraft)
c_t = C_L*(ln(W₀/W₁))/(C_D*E)

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How to Calculate Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane?

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane calculator uses Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = Lift Coefficient*(ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel))/(Drag Coefficient*Endurance of Aircraft) to calculate the Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption, Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane is a measure of the rate at which fuel is consumed by a jet airplane to produce a unit of thrust, taking into account the lift coefficient, gross weight, weight without fuel, drag coefficient, and endurance of the aircraft, providing a critical performance indicator for aerospace engineers and researchers. Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption is denoted by c_t symbol.

How to calculate Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane, enter Lift Coefficient (C_L), Gross Weight (W₀), Weight without Fuel (W₁), Drag Coefficient (C_D) & Endurance of Aircraft (E) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane calculation can be explained with given input values -> 36616.7 = 5*(ln(5000/3000))/(2*452.0581).

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What is Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane?

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane is a measure of the rate at which fuel is consumed by a jet airplane to produce a unit of thrust, taking into account the lift coefficient, gross weight, weight without fuel, drag coefficient, and endurance of the aircraft, providing a critical performance indicator for aerospace engineers and researchers and is represented as c_t = C_L*(ln(W₀/W₁))/(C_D*E) or Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = Lift Coefficient*(ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel))/(Drag Coefficient*Endurance of Aircraft). The Lift Coefficient is a dimensionless coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to the fluid density around the body, the fluid velocity and an associated reference area, The Gross Weight of the airplane is the weight with full fuel and payload, Weight without Fuel is the total weight of the airplane without fuel, Drag Coefficient is a dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment, such as air or water & Endurance of Aircraft is the maximum length of time that an aircraft can spend in cruising flight.

How to calculate Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane?

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane is a measure of the rate at which fuel is consumed by a jet airplane to produce a unit of thrust, taking into account the lift coefficient, gross weight, weight without fuel, drag coefficient, and endurance of the aircraft, providing a critical performance indicator for aerospace engineers and researchers is calculated using Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = Lift Coefficient*(ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel))/(Drag Coefficient*Endurance of Aircraft). To calculate Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption for given Endurance of Jet Airplane, you need Lift Coefficient (C_L), Gross Weight (W₀), Weight without Fuel (W₁), Drag Coefficient (C_D) & Endurance of Aircraft (E). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Lift Coefficient, Gross Weight, Weight without Fuel, Drag Coefficient & Endurance of Aircraft and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption?

In this formula, Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption uses Lift Coefficient, Gross Weight, Weight without Fuel, Drag Coefficient & Endurance of Aircraft. We can use 2 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = (1/Endurance of Aircraft)*Lift-to-Drag Ratio*ln(Gross Weight/Weight without Fuel)
Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption = (sqrt(8/(Freestream Density*Reference Area)))*(1/(Range of Jet Aircraft*Drag Coefficient))*(sqrt(Lift Coefficient))*((sqrt(Gross Weight))-(sqrt(Weight without Fuel)))

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