Engine selection

T/W directly affects

1. Acceleration
2. Climb
3. Maximum speed,
4. Higher turn rates.

 Stall speed (Vs);

Maximum speed (Vmax);
Maximum rate of climb (R/Cmax);
Take-off run (S TO);
Ceiling (hc);
Turn requirements (turn radius and
turn rate).

Wing loading
The ratio between aircraft weight and
wing area is referred to as wing
loading and represented by W/S .
This parameter indicates how much
load (i.e., weight) is held by each unit
area of the wing

Thrust-to-weight ratio
This parameter indicates how heavy the
aircraft is with respect to engine thrust.
The term thrust-to-weight ratio is
associated with jet aircraft
The ratio between aircraft weight and
engine power is referred to as power
loading and is represented by W/P. This
parameter indicates how heavy the aircraft
is with respect to engine power

 The data given to the propulsion

system design team are
(i) Total required power/thrust,
(ii) Aircraft mission
(iii) Aircraft configuration.

Primary specifications for several

piston engines

Requirements

Engine type
Engine location
Number of engines
Engine installation

Steps
1. Identify and list the propulsion system design requirements.
2. Determine the engine type.
3. Determine the number of engines.
4. Determine the engine locations.
5. Select an engine from the manufacturers catalogs
6. Design the propeller (if a prop-driven engine).
7. Design the inlet (if a jet engine).
8. Design the engine installation.
9. Check if the propulsion system design satisfies the design
requirements.
10. If any design requirement is not met, return to the relevant
design step and reselect/ recalculate the corresponding parameter.
11. Optimize.

1. Engine thrust and engine power at

cruise
2. engine type
3. number of engine(s)
4. engine(s) location
5. engine selection
6. prop diameter and number of blades
(if prop-driven engine)

 T/WTO Ratio for your aircraft is _______

Overall weight of aircraft WTO
________
Find the Thrust or power required for
your aircraft

Thrust required =_____k N for entire

aircraft.

Hence the Thrust per engine is = TTO/2

 From the literature survey select the

nearest value of the thrust of an
aircraft

Or go for the engine catalogue and

decide your engine..

 Thrust per engine=

Number of engine =
Type of engine = Turbofan,turbojet
etc
Total thrust =

Location of engine
Where and why???

Bring out a solid reason why you

want to place the engine on a
particular location