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Overview of ACSYNT for Light Aircraft Design
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The focus of the 5 year long ACSYNT Institute has been to greatly increase the capability of the aircraft synthesis computer program, ACSYNT. The key improvements have followed from the advanced geometric modeling and display technology of current workstations. The higher fidelity model enables more accurate and general aerodynamic propulsion and weight computations with less reliance on regression methods and estimations. This paper focuses on the improvements that can enhance the state of the art in general aviation aircraft synthesis.
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Gelhausen, P., Moore, M., and Gloudemans, J., "Overview of ACSYNT for Light Aircraft Design," SAE Technical Paper 951159, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951159.Also In
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