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Table 1 Identified the decision variables based on the FCO dimensions
Identified dimension | Identified decision variables of FCO | References |
|---|---|---|
(A) Aircraft technology & design | 1)Aircraft structural weight 2)Wing reference area 3)Wing leading edge sweep 4)Wing quarter chord sweep 5)Wing aspect ratio 6)Wing mid span 7)Wing dihedral 8)Wing root thickness to chord ratio 9)Wing tip height 10)Wing span 11)Wing fuel weight 12)Wing exposed root chord 13)Wing quarter chord sweep 14)Wing average thickness to chord ratio 15)Ultimate load factor 16)Maximum design speed 17)Fuselage seat abreast 18)Fuselage cargo height 19)Maximum height of fuselage 20)Effective maximum diameter of fuselage 21)Maximum cabin width of fuselage 22)Fuselage nose length 23)Fuselage parallel length 24)fuselage tail length 25)Fuselage cabin length 26)Fuselage fineness ratio 27)Horizontal tail area 28)Horizontal tail span 29)Horizontal tail aspect ratio 30)Horizontal tail taper ratio 31)Vertical tail area 32)Vertical tail span 33)Vertical tail aspect ratio 34)Vertical tail taper ratio 35)Drag type factor 36)Critical mach number 37)Aircraft wetted area to wing reference area ratio 38)Cruise lift to drag ratio 39)Oswald efficiency factor 40)Effective wing aspect ratio 41)Takeoff thrust sea level 42)Engine bypass ratio 43)Number of engines 44)Engine dry weight 45)Operating specific fuel consumption 46)Static margin 47)Centre of gravity position of aircraft from leading edge of wing 48)Aerodynamic centre of aircraft from leading edge of wing | |
(B) Aviation operations & infrastructure | 49)Maximum takeoff weight 50)Stage length 51)Fuel weight 52)Reserve fuel weight 53)Payload 54)Cruise speed 55)Maximum number of passenger 56)Mission passenger 57)Maximum cabin altitude differential 58)Maximum payload weight 59)Mission payload weight 60)Takeoff field length 61)Maximum ceiling 62)Initial cruise altitude 63)Landing field length 64)Weather condition 65)Flight profile 66)Pilot Techniques 67)Aircraft maintenance 68)Terminal area 69)Runway 70)Taxiway 71)Apron | [1, 3, 7, 11–20, 32, 33, 38, 40–42, 44, 48, 53, 54, 61, 67, 69, 70, 72–75, 85, 86, 94, 95, 98, 104–182] |
(C) Socioeconomic & policy measures | 72)Aircraft scheduling 73)Fuel prices 74)Ticket prices 75)Economic incentives 76)Labour & Work Rule 77)Voluntary Measures 78)Community Awareness 79)Social and political pressure 80)R & D funding for technology 81)Government regulations 82)Charges and taxes 83)Emission trading scheme 84)Political obstacles | [2, 3, 14–20, 29, 33, 41, 42, 44, 53, 54, 73, 74, 94, 113, 114, 150, 154, 158–160, 172, 183–224] |
(D) Alternative fuels & fuel properties | 85)Types of alternate fuels 86)Fuel availability 87)Energy per unit volume 88)Energy per unit mass 89)Aromatics content 90)Sulphur content 91)Additives 92)Boiling point 93)Flash point 94)Density 95)Viscosity 96)Lubricity 97)Freezing point 98)Smoke point | [3, 11, 13–18, 32, 33, 40–42, 53, 54, 59, 79, 86, 94, 104, 140, 150, 194, 225–282] |