Design Considerations and Performance of Aerodream 24 (A-24) Aircraft
Abstract
The dependency on importation of aircraft by Nigeria aviation industry, despite presenting serious issues for the country aviation industry, offers room for significant growth and improvement. In response to this, there is an urgent need that local manufacturing and production should be encourage to meet the demand. By so doing, the Nigerian aviation market will be cheaper and more competitively positioned to grow the industry. Locally designing aircrafts is an obvious and logical one in achieving this objective and therefore the department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, started work on the Aerodream 24 aircraft as a pilot project. The proposed design is cost effective, reliable and safe, and complies with the requirements of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and Federal Aviation Authority . This paper examines the design and performance of the Aerodream 24 aircraft. With the view of aligning the project objective to that of its operations, some of the determinant design considerations that should be made in the project include the flight mission profile, payload, and the weight of fuel and empty weight. Also, performance analysis was carried out to ascertain that the objectives on the design were met, and some of the analysis included thrust-to-weight ratio, endurance, different aircraft speed and stall speed variations. Furthermore, machine learning and statistical analysis data-driven approaches were taken to provide data on how to improve the performance characteristics of the aircraft. Generally, this study will contribute to the development of the Nigeria aviation industry in relation to design issues, application of modern technologies and emphasis on the necessity of a more systematic and strategic analysis of aircraft design issues and aircraft performances. It is suggested that more research and collaboration that will aid to develop Nigeria domestic aircraft manufacturing industry.
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