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The Boeing 717 is a short-haul twin-engine jet airliner based on the MD-80 that was produced by Boeing from 1999-2006, it has a capacity of 100-120 passengers, a range of 1375-2060 nm depending on variant, and key performance specifications and design features derived from earlier McDonnell Douglas aircraft like the MD-80 and MD-90.

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Airfoil SelectionMD90

The Boeing 717 is a short-haul twin-engine jet airliner based on the MD-80 that was produced by Boeing from 1999-2006, it has a capacity of 100-120 passengers, a range of 1375-2060 nm depending on variant, and key performance specifications and design features derived from earlier McDonnell Douglas aircraft like the MD-80 and MD-90.

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Boeing 717-200

Joe Derlaga, Matt Kurzen, and


Nathan Tatman
www.boeing.com
History
DC-9 Derivative
MD-80
MD-90
McDonnell-Douglas Merged with Boeing
Plans existed for an MD-95 which became the
Boeing 717
717 was originally the
internal designation
for the C/KC-135

www.boeing.com
Operations
Design for short-haul, high frequency
use
Typical seating for 100-120 passengers
2 person flight crew with a full glass
cockpit
Total production run of 156 aircraft

www.airliners.net
Geometry
Length: 124 ft
Height: 29 ft 1 in
Wingspan: 93 ft 4 in
Sweep: 24.5 deg at c/4
AR = 8.7
www.airliners.net
t/c = 11.6
Area: 1000.7 ft^2
The wing is based on the DC-9-34
Performance
Two variants: BGW and HGW
18,500 to 20,000 lb thrust from 2 engines
Operating Empty Weight: ~70,000 lb
MTOW:
110,000 lb (BGW)
121,000 lb (HGW)
Cruise speed: 438 kt
Range, typical: 1375 nm BGW, 2060 nm HGW
Engine Performance
Two Rolls-Royce BR715 engines
Approximately 25% more efficient than DC-9
Total fuel load of 3670 gallons

www.rolls-royce.com
www.airliners.net
Takeoff/Landing Performance
CLmax = 3.14 (BGW), 3.12 (HGW)
Vstall = 102 kt (BGW), 107 (HGW)

www.boeing.com
Cruise Performance
Range
1430 knots (BGW)
2060 knots (HGW)
Typical Cruise
0.77 Mach
34,200 feet
Flaps similar to DC-9-30

http://adg.stanford.edu/aa241/highlift/highliftintro.html
Airfoil Selection

Root Airfoil: DSMA-433A/-434A

Tip Airfoil: DSMA-435A/436A

Same airfoils as used in MD-80, MD-87, and MD-90

DATA: David Lednicer. The Incomplete Guide to Aircraft Usage. http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html


PICTURE: 717-200 Airplane Characteristics for Airport Planning. http://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/acaps/717sec2.pdf
Pressure Distribution Over Wing Planform

Isobar Pattern for Flow Over MD-90 Wing

Wakayama, Page, Liebeck. Multidisciplinary Optimization on an Advanced Composite Wing. American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. AIAA-1996-4003-184. 1996.
Lift Coefficient Distributions

Thickness to Chord
Distribution (MD-90)

Takeoff Landing
Lift Coefficient Distribution (MD-90)
Reference: Wakayama (previous slide)
Drag Prediction Using FRICTION
Calculated from 5 components
Wing
Fuselage
Nacelles
Horizontal Tail
Vertical Tail

Assumed Turbulent Flow


Drag Prediction Using FRICTION

Calculated for Cruise Conditons


Altitude = 34,200 ft
Mach Number = 0.77

Program Output
Friction Drag = 0.0061
Form Drag = 0.0014
Total Drag coefficient = 0.0075

Note by Mason: Obviously LOW


References
www.airliners.net
www.rolls-royce.com
www.boeing.com

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