Aircraft Conceptual Design SynthesisISBN: 978-1-86058-301-8
Hardcover
484 pages
June 2005
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Notation.
Preface.
Chapter 1. The design process.
Chapter 2. Aircraft configuration.
Chapter 3. Flight regime and powerplant considerations.
Chapter 4. Fuselage layout.
Chapter 5. Configuration of the wing.
Chapter 6. Basic lift, drag and mass representations.
Chapter 7. Performance estimation.
Chapter 8. Parametric analysis and optimisation.
Chapter 9. Analysis of concept design.
Addendum 1. Landing gear considerations.
Addendum 2. Logitudinal control and stability surfaces.
Addendum 3. Lateral control and stability surfaces.
Addendum 4. Mass prediction.
Addendum 5. Examples of synthesis procedure.
Index.
Spreadsheets.