Commercial Airplane Design Principles
Auteur : Sforza Pasquale M.
Commercial Airplane Design Principles is a succinct, focused text covering all the information required at the preliminary stage of aircraft design: initial sizing and weight estimation, fuselage design, engine selection, aerodynamic analysis, stability and control, drag estimation, performance analysis, and economic analysis.
The text places emphasis on making informed choices from an array of competing options, and developing the confidence to do so.
- Market Survey and Mission Specification
- Preliminary Weight Estimation
- Fuselage Design
- Engine Selection
- Wing Design
- Tail Design
- Landing Gear Design
- Refined Weight and Balance Estimate
- Drag Estimation
- Aircraft Performance
- Aircraft Pricing and Economics
Appendix A: Airfoil Characteristics
Appendix B: Atmospheric Properties
Appendix C: Airfoil and Wing Theory and Analysis
Appendix D: Critical Mach Number Curves
Appendix E: Units and Conversion Factors
Appendix F: General Database for Commercial Aircraft
Aircraft manufacturers, aircraft designers, aircraft maintenance and modification organizations, and students in aerospace engineering.
- Shows the use of standard, empirical, and classical methods in support of the design process
- Explains the preparation of a professional quality design report
- Provides a sample outline of a design report
- Can be used in conjunction with Sforza, Manned Spacecraft Design Principles to form a complete course in Aircraft/Spacecraft Design
Date de parution : 04-2014
Ouvrage de 622 p.
19x23.3 cm
Thèmes de Commercial Airplane Design Principles :
Mots-clés :
airplane design; aircraft design; aerodynamic analysis; performance analysis; design