Aircraft Design Concept: Ovovivipar Industries OVR-4500 AuroraJet Airliner

Here's a narrow-body commercial airliner design project that I've had been working on for the past couple of months, a year actually, to relieve myself out of the boredom that the COVID-19 pandemic has had unleashed upon me in various ways. Hope you folks enjoy reading this article!

DISCLAIMER:

None of these works are related to real-life aviation, the OVR-4500 AuroraJet series of commercial transports are purely work of fiction and are classified as "hobby works". Some of the data provided in this article are obtained with calculations and softwares. Several others that require more resource-intensive and time-consuming computations are taken from real-life aircraft that have close characteristics to the design of the OVR-4500 AuroraJet family. In this article, I am utilizing copyrighted assets with the intent of appreciation, and I respect the copyright owners and their intellectual properties by abiding by fair use laws. All rights reserved to associated copyright owners (including real-life aircraft OEM, subcontractors, and suppliers) with no infringement intended.

An OVR-4500 AuroraJet of AbelJump - an Abel Jets Virtual Group subsidiary, soaring above the Midway Atoll in YSFlight Simulator, the airframe is registered as G-AJYS, with a nosename of "Rebecca Brice", MSN 4500-010, LN 010. (photo courtesy of mine).

NON-TECHNICAL DATA:

Fictional Lore:

As the second decade of the 21st century progresses, Abel Jets Virtual Group realizes the requirement to replace its fleet of regional and mainline commercial transports within its subsidiaries that has started to show its age. Among them are the Brazillian Embraer E175s that are operated by subsidiary airlines AbelJump and Mahou Air, the British BAe 146-200s operated by AbelJump, the European Airbus A318-100 which Abel Jets MCC (Medium-Cost Carrier) and AbelJump utilize, the Canadian Bombardier-Mistubishi CRJ-700 and 900ERs operated by Abel Jets MCC and AbelJump, and the American Boeing 717-200 that are flown by AbelJump and Holi-Abel-Day!. The OVR-4500 AuroraJet family of narrow-body aircraft is developed by Ovovivipar Industries - an aerospace and motor vehicles manufacturing company partially owned by Abel Jets Virtual Group - to answer the aforementioned call, as well as to complement the existing fleet of Airbus A220-100s and 300s that the virtual group operates.

Realizing the lack of experience in manufacturing mainline commercial airliners, Ovovivipar Industries, supported by Abel Jets Virtual Group, reached out to the American aerospace giant, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, to assist in the development of the aircraft. Being a long-time and loyal Boeing customer, the virtual group, which operates more than a thousand Boeing-made aircraft, aided the final deal which was struck with the transfer of technology by Boeing from the 737 MAX series of narrowbody commercial airliners. This includes the 737 MAX's 25-degree swept-wing design and major components such as wing spars and box. The Advanced Technology (AT) split-winglet and the low tricycle landing gear system of the 737 MAX is also incorporated into the design of the AuroraJet - hence allowing multiple part interchanges between the two aircraft types, something that is quite revolutionary. All of those technologies are transferred alongside manufacturing support by Boeing and with Abel Jets Virtual Group's previously-halted plan to acquire 500 more Boeing 737 MAX airframes (200 737 MAX 7s, 298 737 MAX 10s, and two BBJ MAX 9s) to its already existing order backlog of 250 737 MAX-es pre-mass 737 MAX grounding events to come into motion at a record-breaking deal of more than fifty billion US dollars. Boeing also gained the right to manufacture the AuroraJet from its expanded manufacturing plant in Renton, Washington, and in the newly-opened Shanghai plant under the corporate designation of B7A7 - with the letter A standing for "Abel". With the deal signed, the project was officially named the OVR-4500 Jet System eXperimental (JSX), in which the letter combination of OVR stands for Ovovivipar Industries, and the number 4500 means awesome yet somehow strange at the same time according to my fellow and colleague in Abel Jets Virtual Group and Ovovivipar Industries, Thomas Septian Eliezer Siahaan.

The prototype airframe is registered as G-OVXJ (MSN 4500-001 / LN 001) and bears the nose name of "Aurora Borealis". She was rolled out to a limited audience for the first time on September 29th, 2020 - taxiing with her own power towards the center stage which baffled the spectators and gained their attention. Still painted in her chromate primer, G-OVXJ soared to the skies for the first time the next day close to midnight at approximately 23:50 Western Indonesian Time (WIB/UTC+7) in YSFlight Simulator under the tired eyes and controls of, me - it could have been Thomas or other colleagues from Ovovivipar Industries, but no one else was available to test-flight her at that time. The nose name "Aurora Borealis" of the prototype stuck - with all subsequent airframes and the program name officially renamed as the OVR-4500 AuroraJet. All test flights were completed in around a month and certification by the YSFlight FAA outstandingly took not a month later for God knows why. The first production airframe was delivered to Abel Jets MCC on December 31st, 2020 under the aircraft registration of F-AJYS (MSN 4500-005 / LN 005) and with the nose name of Anais Greenwood - now primarily operating between Abel Jets Virtual Group's main hubs in the Mediterranean. At the time of this article's writing, there have been 669 order backlogs for the aircraft family by customers around the globe, with 250 orders for the baseline OVR-4500 version and 419 orders for the extended-fuselage OVR-4500-160 variant.

Actual Lore:

I was bored, so I decided to unleash my energy in designing this commercial transport aircraft. It took me a couple of months to design the aircraft, primarily due to the lack of free time that I experienced since enrolling in ITB's aerospace engineering undergraduate course. I was able to complete this project thanks to the aid provided by YSFlight Simulator add-on developers: Takaty, Decaff42, and NajmiCreative. The technical and motivational support from my colleagues in Abel Jets Virtual Group and Ovovivipar Industries, namely Thomas, Muhammad Fikri Kawakibi Huda, Farrell Daffa Disyahputra, Anthony Jones, and Travis Hawkins also helped me a lot in finishing this program. Special thanks as well to my senior and colleagues, namely Wahyu Widhi Dyatmika, Patrisius Bagus Alvito Baylon, and Matthew Hu from Aksantara ITB for providing me with insights regarding aircraft flight performance. Last but not least are my friends who also continuosly supported me, Maria Evangelina Setiawan and Raden Muhammad Hikman Azka Antono. Tons of gratitude to them.

The OVR-4500 AuroraJet in Abel Jets MCC (Medium-Cost Carrier) colors (render courtesy of mine).

TECHNICAL DATA:

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS:

• Mainline commercial transport aircraft with a typical passenger seating of 110 (Y+J) to 140 (J) (145 max) in the shorter-fuselage OVR-4500 variant and 130 (Y+J) to 160 (J) (170 max) in the longer-fuselage OVR-4500-160 version.
• Maximum payload range of 3,500 nautical miles (nm) for both versions.
• Wingspan that is less than 36 meters to conform with gate code letter C of the ICAO Aerodrome Reference Code Element 2.
• Aircraft that possess low ICAO Aircraft Classification Number (ACN) pavement subgrade categories both in terms of Flexible Pavement Subgrades and Rigid Pavement Subgrades.
• Generated noise that conforms to the Stage 4 code of the FAA Noise Stages (GTF).
• Wake turbulence that conforms to the ICAO Wake Turbulence Category letter code of M.
• 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)-compatible.
• Less hassle to be serviced, maintained, and quick turnaround on the ground.
• Advanced synthetic vision systems to aid aircrew in navigating as well as guiding the aircraft.

The OVR-4500-160 AuroraJet (render courtesy of mine).

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS:

Fuselage:

• Aircraft length (m): 39.20
• Fuselage length (m): 38.05
• Fuselage height (m): 3.50
• Fuselage width (m): 3.70
• Cabin width (m): 3.58
• Fineness ratio: 10.59

Airfoils:

• Wing: (b737a-il) Boeing 737 Root Airfoil (root), (b737b-il) Boeing 737 Midspan Airfoil (mid), (b737c-il) Boeing 737 Midspan Airfoil (mid), (b737d-il) Boeing 737 Outboard Airfoil (tip)
• V-Tail: NACA 0011
• Ventral Fins: NACA 0009

Wing:

• Span (m): 35.90
• Wing area (m^2): 127
• Aspect ratio: 9.50
• Taper ratio: 0.12
• Root chord (m): 7.88
• Tip chord (m): 1.25
• Mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) (m): 5.32
• Dihedral (degrees): 6
• 1/4 Chord Sweep (degrees): 25.03
• Flap span/wingspan: 0.99
• Flap area/wing area: 0.30

V-Tail:

• Span (m): 15
• Projected span (m): 12.28
• Root chord (m): 4.95
• Tip chord (m): 1.60
• Area (m^2): 45.93
• Aspect ratio: 2.86
• Ruddervator area (m^2): 45.93
• Dihedral (degrees): 35
• Sweep (degrees): 35
• Twist (degrees): 6
• Twist location span-wise (degrees): 0.25

Ventral Fins:

• Span (m): 5.14
• Projected span (m): 4.45
• Root chord (m): 4.22
• Tip chord (m): 1.31
• Area (m^2): 14.27
• Aspect ratio: 1.39
• Dihedral (degrees): -30
• Sweep (degrees): 50

Undercarriage:

• Track (m): 5.72
• Wheelbase (m): 12.60
• Turning radius (m): 19.50
• Number of nosewheels: 2
• Nosewheel diameter (m): 0.68
• Nosewheel thread width (m): 0.19
• Number of mainwheels: 4
• Mainwheel diameter (m): 1.10
• Mainwheel thread width (m): 0.36

Weights:

• MRW (kg): 81,500
• MZFW (kg): 58,350
• MTOW (kg): 80,286
• MLW (kg): 61,450

An OVR-4500 AuroraJet of StarLight Virtual Airline (SLVA) being parked at Malta International Airport (MLA) in YSFlight Simulator, the airframe is registered as G-STAJ, whilst bearing the nose-name of "Orion", MSN 4500-045, LN 045. (photo courtesy of mine).

POWER & PROPULSION SYSTEMS:

Ovovivipar AeroPropulsion JSX-27900:

• Description: Dual rotor, axial-airflow, high bypass ratio turbofan engine. Equipped with single-stage fan connected to a gear speed reduction system, 3-stage low-pressure compressor (LPC), 8-stage high-pressure compressor (HPC), annular combustion chamber, 2-stage high-pressure turbine (HPT), 5-stage low-pressure turbine (LPT), and dual-channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC).
• Dimension (mm): length (fan case forward flange to turbine rear frame aft flange): 3147, width (maximum envelope): 2421, height (maximum envelope): 2421
• Mass (kg): 2850.50
• Maximum take-off thrust (kN): 124.10538
• Maximum continuous thrust (kN): 114.25257
• Available thrust table:

CFM International CFM LEAP 1D:

• Description: Dual rotor, axial flow, high bypass ratio turbofan engine. Equipped with single-stage fan, 3-stage low-pressure compressor (LPC), 10-stage high-pressure compressor (HPC), annular combustion chamber, 2-stage high-pressure turbine (HPT), 5-stage low-pressure turbine (LPT), and dual-channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC).
• Dimension (mm): length (fan case forward flange to turbine rear frame aft flange): 3147, width (maximum envelope): 2421, height (maximum envelope): 2421
• Mass (kg): dry and with basic equipment shall not exceed 2790
• Maximum take-off thrust (kN): 128.40
• Maximum continuous thrust (kN): 120.80
• Maximum rpm: LP: 4586, HP: 20171
• Available thrust table:

Auxiliary Power:

Ovovivipar AeroPropulsion: Auxiliary Power Units - JSX 2000/T-62T-47C1 APU; APU Components - APU mounts;

Batteries & Accessories:

Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Power Solutions: Battery Chargers/Analyzers - Battery charger;

Radiant Power Corporation: Nickel-Cadmium Batteries - Battery power supply for emergency exit lighting supply;

Salt America Inc.: Nickel-Cadmium Battereis - 23180 series ni-cd batteries, 539CH1 series ULM ni-cd batteries;

Electrical Power Systems:

Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems (AES): Airborne Electrical Power Supplies - EmPower UltraLite in-seat passenger power system option;

Fokker Elmo: Electrical Wire & Cable - Electrical wiring, junction boxes; Engine Harnesses - Engine build-up unit electrical harnesses for LEAP and JSX engines;

Ferguso Perkabelan & Wirings: Electrical Wire & Cable - Wire & cable;

Ovovivipar AeroPropulsion: Power Distribution Equipment - Constant frequency generation system derivative; Power Distribution Equipment - Power contactors;

Radiant Power Corproration: Airborne Electrical Power Supplies - RIPS (Sentinel Recorder Independent Power Supply) flight voice recorder emergency power system;

Power Transmission:

Linbury Heavy Industry: Gear & Assemblies - Gears; Gears & Assemblies - Trailing edge transmissions and trailing edge flap drive;

Davall Gears Ltd.: Gear Drives - Aircrew seat actuation;

Héroux-Devtek Inc.: Torque Tube Drives - Torque tubes;

Ovovivipar AeroPropulsion: Shafts & Shaft Assemblies - Flexible shafts that transmit power to activate Reverser Engagement Systems (RES) on JSX-27900 turbofan engine; Mechanical Transmissions - Power transmissions for JSX-27900 turbofan engine; Gearboxes - Accessory gearboxes for JSX-27900 turbofan engine;

S.S. White Technologies Inc.: Shafts & Shaft Assemblies - Flexible shafts that transmit power to activate Thrust Reverser Actuation Systems (TRAS) on CFM LEAP 1-D turbofan engine;

Safran Transmission Systems: Mechanical Transmissions - Power transmissions for LEAP 1-D turbofan engine; Gearboxes - Accessory gearboxes for LEAP 1-D turbofan engine;

CFD mesh of the OVR-4500-160 AuroraJet (render courtesy of mine).

FLIGHT PERFORMANCE:

Note that all calculations beneath were performed utilizing the extended-fuselage version of the AuroraJet family, the OVR-4500-160.

CL Distribution wrt Wingspan:

The computations were performed with OpenVSP-3.25.0-win64 on sixteen CPUs within an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. Flow conditions that were inputted to the calculations are composed of Re Lower Bound of 3.2e+07 (stall) and Re Upper Bound of 1.4e+08 (VNE), initial AOA of -10 deg and final AOA of 20 deg, as well as initial Mach of 0 Mach and final Mach of 0.82 Mach.

CL vs. AOA (Alpha):

The computations were performed with OpenVSP-3.25.0-win64 on sixteen CPUs within an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. Flow conditions that were inputted to the calculations are composed of Re Lower Bound of 3.2e+07 (stall) and Re Upper Bound of 1.4e+08 (VNE), initial AOA of -10 deg and final AOA of 20 deg, as well as initial Mach of 0 Mach and final Mach of 0.82 Mach.

L/D vs. AOA:

The computations were performed with OpenVSP-3.25.0-win64 on sixteen CPUs within an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. Flow conditions that were inputted to the calculations are composed of Re Lower Bound of 3.2e+07 (stall) and Re Upper Bound of 1.4e+08 (VNE), initial AOA of -10 deg and final AOA of 20 deg, as well as initial Mach of 0 Mach and final Mach of 0.82 Mach.

CDi vs. AOA:

The computations were performed with OpenVSP-3.25.0-win64 on sixteen CPUs within an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. Flow conditions that were inputted to the calculations are composed of Re Lower Bound of 3.2e+07 (stall) and Re Upper Bound of 1.4e+08 (VNE), initial AOA of -10 deg and final AOA of 20 deg, as well as initial Mach of 0 Mach and final Mach of 0.82 Mach.

CDo vs. AOA:

The computations were performed with OpenVSP-3.25.0-win64 on sixteen CPUs within an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. Flow conditions that were inputted to the calculations are composed of Re Lower Bound of 3.2e+07 (stall) and Re Upper Bound of 1.4e+08 (VNE), initial AOA of -10 deg and final AOA of 20 deg, as well as initial Mach of 0 Mach and final Mach of 0.82 Mach.

CDtotal vs. AOA:

The computations were performed with OpenVSP-3.25.0-win64 on sixteen CPUs within an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. Flow conditions that were inputted to the calculations are composed of Re Lower Bound of 3.2e+07 (stall) and Re Upper Bound of 1.4e+08 (high-Mach cruise), initial AOA of -10 deg and final AOA of 20 deg, as well as initial Mach of 0 Mach and final Mach of 0.82 Mach.

V-n (Flight Envelope) Diagram:

The following criterion are considered when designing the V-N Diagram: Vs1g = 120 knots EAS; Va = 152.7 knots EAS, normal +ve = 2.00, normal -ve = -0.80, utility +ve = 2.50, utility -ve = -1.76; Vc = 363.2 knots EAS normal +ve = 2.00, normal -ve = -0.80, utility +ve = 2.50, utility -2.50 = -1.76, gust +ve = 2.50, gust -ve = -1.00; Vd = 426.0 knots EAS, normal +ve = 2.00, normal -ve = 0.00, utility +ve = 2.50, utility -ve = -1.00, gust +ve = 2.00, gust -ve = -1.00. Base spreadsheet credit goes to Abbott Aerospace SEZC Ltd. and is modified under FAA FAR 25.333.

Take-off Configuration:

Additional Notes: Flaps Two (10 deg), landing gears down, first case denotes the aircraft MZFW, whereas the fifth case symbolizes the OVR-4500-160's MTOW.

Landing Configuration:

Additional Notes: Flaps Four (40 deg), landing gears down, first case denotes the aircraft MZFW, whereas the fifth case symbolizes the OVR-4500-160's MTOW.

Stall Speed (m/s & knots) - Weight Variation at 0 feet | 0 m ISA, 19 deg C, 108,900 Pa, 1.2985 kg/m^3:

Lift-off Speed (m/s & knots) - Weight Variation at 0 feet | 0 m ISA, 19 deg C, 108,900 Pa, 1.2985 kg/m^3:

Minimum Approach Speed (m/s & knots) - Weight Variation at 0 feet | 0 m ISA, 19 deg C, 108,900 Pa, 1.2985 kg/m^3:

Cruise Speed (Mach): 0.79 (41000 feet | 12,496.8 m ISA, -56.35 deg C, 28,739 Pa, 0.2873 kg/m^3)

Take-off Ground Roll Distance (m & feet) - Weight Variation at 0 feet | 0 m ISA, 19 deg C, 108,900 Pa, 1.2985 kg/m^3:

Safe Take-off Distance (m & feet) - Weight Variation at 0 feet | 0 m ISA, 19 deg C, 108,900 Pa, 1.2985 kg/m^3, screen height of 35 feet:

Safe Landing Field Length (m & feet) - Weight Variation at 0 feet | 0 m ISA, 19 deg C, 108,900 Pa, 1.2985 kg/m^3:

Maximum Range at MTOW with CFM LEAP-1D Engines (nautical miles): 3800

Maximum Range at MTOW with OVR JSX-27900 Engines (nautical miles): 3750

Service Ceiling: 41,000 feet | 12,496.8 m

An OVR-4500-160 AuroraJet of MahouAir Virtual Airline (MAVA) established on Ocaso International Airport (OCA)'s Runway 25 localizer in YSFlight Simulator, the airframe is registered as JA4500, whilst bearing the nose-name of "Balmy Breeze", MSN 4500-120, LN 120. (photo courtesy of mine).

AVIONICS:

Avionic Components:

• Ducommun LaBarge Technologies: Control Panels - Lighted panels;
• FTG Aerospace Inc.: Control Panels;
• GE Aviation Systems - Digital: Control Panels - MCDU (Multipurpose Control Display Unit);
• Herley Industries Inc.: Microwave Components - Integrated microwave assemblies;

Airborne Communications:

• ACCS, an L3Harris and Thales Company: Radar Transponders - NXT-800 Mode S Transponder;
• AvtechTyee (Tyee Aircraft and Avtech Corp): Flight deck digital control audio system;
• CMC Electronics Inc: Communication Antennas - CMA-2200SB Intermediate Gain Antenna;
• Cobham SATCOM: Communication Antennas - HGA-7001 high gain SATCOM antenna system;
• Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division: Airborne Communication Systems - ICS-300 SATCOM;
• Harris Antenna Products (EDO Corp.): Communication Antennas - VHF communication antenna;
• Ovovivipar Industries: Airborne Communication Systems - Ad Astra Mark I SATCOM terminal; Communication Antennas - Antennas;
• Ovovivipar Research Lab: Radio Communications Equipment - Quantum Line communication/ navigation radios; Airborne Communication Systems - SATCOM systems;

Flight and Data Management:

• AstroNova Inc.: Cockpit Printers - ToughWriter 640 flight deck printer;
• Honeywell Aerospace: Cockpit Printers - Mark II communications management unit with cockpit printer;
• Ovovivipar Industries: Onboard Computers - Mission computer systems; AFCS (Automatic Flight Control Systems) - spoiler control electronics; Flight Management Systems - Flight data acquisition & management system; Flight Recorders - Cockpit voice & flight data recorders; Flight Management Systems - Integrated standby flight display;
• Ovovivipar Research Lab: Data Acquisiton Systems - Digital flight data acquisition unit for airplane health management system;

Imaging and Visual Systems:

• Ovovivipar Research Lab: EVS (Enhanced Vision Systems) - AuroraEye Mark II Synthetic Vision System; EVS - AuroraEye Multi-spectrum Cameras; EVS - multiscan weather radar;

Indicators and Instruments:

• Collins Aerospace, Sensors & Integrated Systems: Fuel Quantity Indicators - Fuel quantity indicator; Angle-of-Attack Indicators - AOA sensors;
• Ovovivipar Industries: Cockpit indicators; Head-Up Displays - Head-up guidance system; RADAR/Radio Altimeters - Radio altimeters; LCD Displays - Console displays; LCD Displays - Large format LCD displays;
• Ovovivipar Research Lab: Air Data Computers - HF/voice/HF data link;
• QED/Inc.: Pressure Indicators - Miniature pressure gauges;
• Safran Electronics & Defense / IDD Aerospace Corp.: Keyboards - keyboards, illuminated cockpit panels, integrated switch panels;

Airborne Navigation Aids:

• Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division: MMR (Multi-Mode Receivers) - GLU-925 multi-mode receiver with GLS-ILS capability; Distance Measuring Equipment & Automatic Direction Finders - Automatic direction finder; VOR (Omnirange) Receivers - VOR receivers;
• Honeywell Aerospace: MMR (Multi-Mode Receivers) - IMMR Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver option;
• Honeywell Aerospace, Sensor & Guidance Products: Inertial Components & Systems - ADIRS (Air Data Inertial Reference System);
• Ovovivipar Industries: Collision Avoidance System / TCAS - TCAS; Collision Avoidance System / TCAS - TCAS/ACAS with Mode S transponders.

A number of OVR-4500 and OVR-4500-160 AuroraJets parked at Linbury International Airport (LNB)'s Concourse A (photo courtesy of mine).

REFERENCES:

Arifianto, O., Hendarko, & Amalia, E. (2021). Introduction to Aircraft Aerodynamics and Flight Performance [Slides]. Institut Teknologi Bandung. https://www.itb.ac.id/

Muhammad, H., Arifianto, O., & Hendarko. (2021). AE3120 AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICS and FLIGHT PERFORMANCE [Slides]. Institut Teknologi Bandung. https://www.itb.ac.id/

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