Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design (AIAA Education Series)

Book Synopsis: This book is revision and expansion of the classic 1975 aircraft design textbook that has been used worldwide for more than 30 years. Completely updated with the latest industry processes and techniques, it will benefit graduate and upper-level undergraduate students as well as practicing engineers. The aircraft is only a transport mechanism for the payload, and all design decisions must consider payload first. Simply stated, the aircraft is a dust cover. Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design, Volume 1: Aircraft Design; emphasizes that the science and art of the aircraft design process is a compromise and that there is no right answer; however, there is always a best answer based on existing requirements and available technologies.

CONTENTS

• Preface
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Review of Practical Aerodynamics
• Chapter 3 - Aircraft Performance Methods
• Chapter 4 - Aircraft Operating Envelope
• Chapter 5 - Preliminary Estimate of Takeoff Weight
• Chapter 6 - Estimating the Takeoff Wing Loading
• Chapter 7 - Selecting the Planform and Airfoil Section
• Chapter 8 - Preliminary Fuselage Sizing and Design
• Chapter 9 - High-Life Devices
• Chapter 10 - Takeoff and Landing Analysis
• Chapter 11 - Preliminary Sizing of the Vertical and Horizontal Tails
• Chapter 12 - Designing for Survivability (Stealth)
• Chapter 13 - Estimating Wing-Body Aerodynamics
• Chapter 14 - Propulsion System Fundamentals
• Chapter 15 - Turbine Engine Inlet Design
• Chapter 16 - Corrections for Turbine Engine Installation
• Chapter 17 - Propeller Propulsion Systems
• Chapter 18 - Propulsion System Thrust Sizing
• Chapter 19 - Structures and Materials
• Chapter 20 - Refined Weight Estimate
• Chapter 21 - Static Stability and Control
• Chapter 22 - Trim Drag and Maneuvering Flight
• Chapter 23 - Control Surface Sizing Criteria
• Chapter 24 - Life Cycle Cost
• Chapter 25 - Trade Studies and Sizing
• Appendix A - Conversions
• Appendix B - Atmospheric Data
• Appendix C - Isentropic Compressible Flow Functions
• Appendix D - Normal Shock Functions for a Perfect Gas
• Appendix E - Plane Oblique and Conical Shocks
• Appendix F - NACA Airfoil Nomenclature and Data
• Appendix G - Aerodynamic Data of Real Aircraft
• Appendix H - Aerodynamics of Wing Body Combinations
• Appendix I - Aircraft Weights Data
• Appendix J - Propulsion Data
• Appendix K - Miscellaneous Data

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