1 Advanced Regional Jet Darin L. Van Pelt AA 241A,B 16 March 2006

2 Market Outlook Seat Segment Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK) worldwide expected to outpace GDP –Averaging 5.4% China, Middle East and Latin America showing most significant growth –China (RPK) 8%

3 Mission Competitors: Bombardier CRJ-900, C-Series and Embraer E-Jets Market as all luxury cabin –Wider Seats (20.25”) –Longer Pitch (34”) –Faster (.85 Mach)

4 Baseline Design AA 241A Overview Length: 110 ft S ref : 750 ft 2 Span: 75 ft Cruise Alt: ft MTOW: lb Thrust/Engine: lb Performance Range: 871 nm 2 nd Segment Climb: 2.7% T.O. Field Length: 8211 ft Landing Field Length: 4838 ft

5 Optimization Approach Baseline Design L/D: 13.3 e inviscid : 0.65 Optimization e inviscid –Aspect Ratio –Sweep –Supercritical Airfoil –Tail volume: Wing position, Sh/Sref

6 Optimized Design Ticket Price: $241 Aircraft Cost: $24.4 M L/D: 16 e inviscid : 0.86

7 Planform View

8 Design Changes Is/Was

9 RJ Comparison Best In Class: –Seat Width / Pitch –Cruise Speed

10 Conclusions Through AA 241, we have created a feasible Regional Jet Will the seat market support another airplane? Continued Work Elliptical fuselage Advanced Structural Technology Optimize span efficiency through twisting and add Winglets Trade Luxury cabin vs. Ticket and Aircraft Cost and Market Edge Wing Mounted Engine Study with Conventional Tail Elliptical fuselage on E-Jet