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General aviation aircraft design : applied methods and procedures
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General aviation aircraft design : applied methods and procedures / Snorri Gudmundsson.
ISBN
9780123973290
0123973295
0123973082
9780123973085
1299847188
9781299847187
9780123973085
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford, UK : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014
Physical Description
1 online resource (1048 pages) : illustrations
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Summary
Find the right answer the first time with this useful handbook of preliminary aircraft design. Written by an engineer with close to 20 years of design experience, General Aviation Aircraft Design: Applied Methods and Procedures provides the practicing engineer with a versatile handbook that serves as the first source for finding answers to realistic aircraft design questions. The book is structured in an ""equation/derivation/solved example"" format for easy access to content. Readers will find it a valuable guide to topics such as sizing of horizontal and vertical tails to minimize drag, siz.
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Print version: Gudmundsson, Snorri. General Aviation Aircraft Design : Applied Methods and Procedures. Burlington : Elsevier Science, ©2013
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 14, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Front Cover; Dedication; GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT DESIGN: APPLIED METHODS AND PROCEDURES; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1
The Aircraft Design Process; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 GENERAL PROCESS OF AIRCRAFT DESIGN; 1.3 AIRCRAFT DESIGN ALGORITHM; 1.4 ELEMENTS OF PROJECT ENGINEERING; 1.5 PRESENTING THE DESIGN PROJECT; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 2
Aircraft Cost Analysis; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 ESTIMATING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COSTS; 2.3 ESTIMATING AIRCRAFT OPERATIONAL COSTS; EXERCISES; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 3
Initial Sizing; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 CONSTRAINT ANALYSIS.
3.3 INTRODUCTION TO TRADE STUDIESEXERCISES; VARIABLES; Chapter 4
Aircraft Conceptual Layout; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE CONFIGURATION LAYOUT; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 5
Aircraft Structural Layout; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 AIRCRAFT FABRICATION AND MATERIALS; 5.3 AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL LAYOUT; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 6
Aircraft Weight Analysis; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 INITIAL WEIGHT ANALYSIS METHODS; 6.3 DETAILED WEIGHT ANALYSIS METHODS; 6.4 STATISTICAL WEIGHT ESTIMATION METHODS; 6.5 DIRECT WEIGHT ESTIMATION METHODS; 6.6 INERTIA PROPERTIES; EXERCISES; VARIABLES.
9.6 WING STALL CHARACTERISTICS9.7 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WING; EXERCISES; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 10
The Anatomy of Lift Enhancement; 10.1 INTRODUCTION; 10.2 LEADING-EDGE HIGH-LIFT DEVICES; 10.3 TRAILING EDGE HIGH-LIFT DEVICES; 10.4 EFFECT OF DEPLOYING HIGH-LIFT DEVICES ON WINGS; 10.5 WINGTIP DESIGN; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 11
The Anatomy of the Tail; 11.1 INTRODUCTION; 11.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF STATIC STABILITY AND CONTROL; 11.3 ON THE PROS AND CONS OF TAIL CONFIGURATIONS; 11.4 THE GEOMETRY OF THE TAIL; 11.5 INITIAL TAIL SIZING METHODS; EXERCISES; VARIABLES; References.
Chapter 12
The Anatomy of the Fuselage12.1 INTRODUCTION; 12.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF FUSELAGE SHAPES; 12.3 SIZING THE FUSELAGE; 12.4 ESTIMATING THE GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE FUSELAGE; 12.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 13
The Anatomy of the Landing Gear; 13.1 INTRODUCTION; 13.2 TIRES, WHEELS, AND BRAKES; 13.3 GEOMETRIC LAYOUT OF THE LANDING GEAR; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 14
The Anatomy of the Propeller; 14.1 INTRODUCTION; 14.2 PROPELLER EFFECTS; 14.3 PROPERTIES AND SELECTION OF THE PROPELLER; 14.4 DETERMINATION OF PROPELLER THRUST.
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