Results, shortlist, and comparison

The Optimization Results window provides the evaluated-candidate table, selected-candidate summary, and buttons labeled View Details..., Open in RASAero, Export..., Export absolute best..., Export filtered best..., Export CSV..., 3D candidates..., History chart..., and Shortlist....

Interpret the winners

Best feasible: highest-altitude evaluated candidate satisfying the requirements active during the run. Best unrestricted valid altitude: candidate with highest RASAero altitude irrespective of enabled screening. Do not conflate a display filter changed after the run with constraints the optimizer actually used.

Shortlist

Select Shortlist.... The shortlist is drawn from actual completed, feasible evaluations, ranked for altitude with a normalized-parameter separation to reduce near-duplicates. It may contain fewer than five entries, including just one. Use Compare selected... to compare multiple candidates and Export selected... to prepare a CDX1.

Candidate Details

The detail window shows source geometry, initial CG/CP reference markers where available, numeric flight/stability properties, a Flutter screening tab, and optional Flight histories.... Angular-rate and coning-related predictions remain diagnostic rather than fully validated dynamic stability judgments.

Assignment 14 illustration

Six unique candidates were tested; only one met all active requirements. The software selected 21,163 ft feasible versus an unrestricted 21,638 ft. The limited run illustrates selection logic, not a guarantee of the best possible geometry.

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Source basis: Assignment 14 review materials supplied with this documentation. Internal archive paths and raw evidence are not published.