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• Input Parameters

• 'Vital' (red) parameters (such as wing-area), which are initially unassigned. There are only 15 of these. They constitute the minimum level in a plane's definition.

• 'Defaulted' (black) parameters (such as mass-per-pax). Each of these has a typical value which is used implicitly unless overridden by the user.

• 'Calculable' (green) parameters (such as APU-mass). Various built-in estimation methods are used to determine these (as opposed to fixed values). Alternatively, a direct user input can be supplied.

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diversion-mach diversion-method dorsal-fin-height-fraction dorsal-fin-length-fraction drag-creep-slope drag-creep-start dry-engine-mass-curve electric-systems-mass-fraction engine-$/thrust engine-failure-reaction-time engine-fixed-price-$ engine-maintenance-coeffs engine-pressure-ratio engine-type eta-flap eta-u/c eta-wet-wing exist-2nd-deck exist-slats exist-winglets fairing-type fin-aspect-ratio fin-cl-limit-at-vmc fin-is-wet fin-sweep-deg fin-t/c fin-tailcone-gap fin-taper fixed-equipment-cg-fraction fixed-polar-name flap-chord-fraction flap-type flight-crew-$/hr front-fuse-length front-fuse-name fuel-density fuel-price-$/vol fuel-systems-mass fuel-vol-adjustment furnishings-mass-per-pax fuse-depth/width fuse-mass-method fuse-transition fuse-width fuse-xsection-type ground-handling-rate hold-altitude hold-mach hold-time-mins hydraulic-systems-mass-fraction ignore-fuel-vol-violations ignore-seating-checks incidence-correction induced-drag-method insurance-rate interest-rate labor-$/hr landing-flap-deg landing-free-roll-time landing-rate landing-screen-height linked-engine-name lowspeed-aero-name main-u/c-wheels-per-a/c manufacturers-contingency-mass mass-per-crew mass-per-pax mass-per-powerplant max-landing-mass-ratio max-operating-altitude max-payload/design-payload mid-fuse-length min-static-margin misc-systems-mass-fraction missed-approach-time mto-mass mto-origin-mass nac-depth/width nac-length/width nac-location-ahead-of-wing nac-location-below-wing nac-location-on-fuse nac-mounted-on-fin nac-name nac-specific-mass nac-width nac<fin>-depth-proportion nac<fin>-length-proportion nac<fin>-longitudinal-location nac<fin>-name nac<fin>-vertical-location nac<fin>-width-proportion nacs-mounted-internally nacs-mounted-on-fuse nacs-mounted-on-wing navigation-rate nose-u/c-wheels-per-a/c number-of-cabin-crew number-of-compressor-stages number-of-flight-crew number-of-pax number-of-shafts number-of-windows operational-items-mass pax-doors-area planform-break-fraction planform-break-is-wet planform-break-t.e.-adjustment polar-mod-name powerplant-thrust/weight propeller-diameter pylon-mass-ratio ramp-fuel-allowance rear-fuse-length rear-fuse-name reference-thrust-per-engine required-fin-vol-coeff required-stab-vol-coeff residual-value-fraction reverse-thrust-fraction reverse-thrust-used-for-abort reverse-thrust-used-for-landing rolling-friction roof-top-end rr-adjust-compress.coeff1 rr-adjust-compress.coeff2 rr-adjust-compress.drag-curve rr-adjust-compress.mdiv-curve seats-abreast skin-friction-method slat-chord-fraction slat-exp-span-fraction span spoiler-chord-fraction spoiler-exp-span-fraction stab-aspect-ratio stab-is-wet stab-mounting stab-sweep-deg stab-t/c stab-tailcone-gap stab-taper stepup-cruise-method surface-controls-mass sweep-deg t/c-break/root t/c-root t/c-tip/root tail-mass-method takeoff-flap-deg takeoff-rotation-check takeoff-screen-height takeoff-time taper taxi-in-time taxi-out-time thickness-break-fraction thrust-factor-at-2nd-segment touchdown-speed-ratio twist-deg u/c-length-below-fuse u/c-mounted-on user-adjust-cl-cd-curve user-adjust-mach-cd-curve user-cds-increment user-factor-on-approach-fuel user-factor-on-asymmetric-drag user-factor-on-box-mass user-factor-on-climb-rating user-factor-on-continuous-rating user-factor-on-cruise-rating user-factor-on-divergence-mach user-factor-on-diversion-fuel user-factor-on-fin-drag user-factor-on-fin-mass user-factor-on-flap-mass user-factor-on-fuse-drag user-factor-on-fuse-mass user-factor-on-hold-fuel user-factor-on-induced-drag user-factor-on-landing-clmax user-factor-on-landing-l/d user-factor-on-nac-drag user-factor-on-sfc user-factor-on-stab-drag user-factor-on-stab-mass user-factor-on-takeoff-clmax user-factor-on-takeoff-fuel user-factor-on-takeoff-l/d user-factor-on-takeoff-rating user-factor-on-taxi-in-fuel user-factor-on-taxi-out-fuel user-factor-on-total-drag user-factor-on-u/c-mass user-factor-on-windmill-drag user-factor-on-wing-drag utilization-coeffs v2-speed-ratio v3-v2-speed-increment window-depth window-width windscreen-depth windscreen-frontal-cd windscreen-top-fraction windscreen-width-fraction wing-apex-fuse-fraction wing-area wing-mass-method wing-mounting wing-transition winglet-cant-deg winglet-root-chord/wing-tip-chord winglet-span/wing-halfspan xi-front-spar-root xi-front-spar-tip xi-rear-spar-root xi-rear-spar-tip xi-sweep

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