Road map of the book
PART I: Prerequisites
Introduction
Aircraft familiarity, aircraft design process, market study
Aerodynamic fundamentals, definitions and aerofoils
Wings
Bodies-fuselages, nacelle pods, intakes and the associated systems
Empennage and other planar surfaces
Aircraft statistics, configuration choices and layout
PART II: Aircraft design
Configuring aircraft-concept definition
Undercarriage
Aircraft weight and centre of gravity estimation
Aircraft drag
Aircraft power plant and integration
Aircraft power plant performance
Aircraft sizing, engine matching and variant derivatives
Aircraft performance
Aircraft cost considerations
PART III: Further design considerations
Aircraft load
Stability considerations affecting aircraft design
Materials and structures
Aircraft manufacturing considerations
Miscellaneous design considerations
Aircraft systems
Computational fluid dynamics
Electric aircraft
Appendix A: Conversions and important equations
Appendix B: International standard atmosphere table data from hydrostatic equations
Appendix C: Fundamental equations (see table of contents for symbols and nomenclature)
Appendix D: Some case studies-aircraft data
Appendix E: Aerofoil data
Appendix F: Wheels and tyres
Index
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