Aerospace engineeringSimulation
Variable stage loading lowers the modelled mass proxy
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RESULT AND LIMITS
Allowing stage loading to vary produces a lower minimum mass proxy within the reduced model.
These are reduced-model candidates, not manufactured weight savings or completed aerodynamic validation. Detailed engineering checks remain necessary.
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