Aircraft libraryLift + Cruise / REVISION 1
Aquila U-8
Fictional Lift + Cruise reference concept for simulation model 0.2.
SCHEMA 1.1A
Canonical aircraft record
Validated design inputs are the single source of truth for mission simulation.
Takeoff mass600 kg
Battery120 kWh
Installed power440 kW
Thrust / weight1.29
RECONCILED MODEL
Mass and limits
Operating empty mass420 kg
Payload180 kg
Calculated takeoff mass600 kg
Declared MTOW600 kg
MTOW margin0 kg
Passengers2
ENERGY STORAGE
Battery system
Total capacity120 kWh
Usable capacity90 %
Battery mass240 kg
Specific energy500 Wh/kg
Maximum discharge400 kW
Reserve SOC20 %
PROPULSION
Installed system
Motors / rotors8 / 8
Power per motor55 kW
Rotor diameter1.75 m
Total rotor area19.2 m²
Disk loading31.2 kg/m²
Maximum static thrust7,600 N
AERODYNAMICS
Wing and environment
Wing area10.0 m²
Wing loading60.0 kg/m²
Aspect ratio8.0
CD₀0.035
Reference density1.225 kg/m³
Headwind12 km/h