Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design (AIAA Education Series)

ISBN: 1600867510

Author: Leland Nicolai

Condition: New

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.CONTENTSPrefaceChapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - Review of Practical AerodynamicsChapter 3 - Aircraft Performance MethodsChapter 4 - Aircraft Operating EnvelopeChapter 5 - Preliminary Estimate of Takeoff WeightChapter 6 - Estimating the Takeoff Wing LoadingChapter 7 - Selecting the Planform and Airfoil SectionChapter 8 - Preliminary Fuselage Sizing and DesignChapter 9 - High-Life DevicesChapter 10 - Takeoff and Landing AnalysisChapter 11 - Preliminary Sizing of the Vertical and Horizontal TailsChapter 12 - Designing for Survivability (Stealth)Chapter 13 - Estimating Wing-Body AerodynamicsChapter 14 - Propulsion System FundamentalsChapter 15 - Turbine Engine Inlet DesignChapter 16 - Corrections for Turbine Engine InstallationChapter 17 - Propeller Propulsion SystemsChapter 18 - Propulsion System Thrust SizingChapter 19 - Structures and MaterialsChapter 20 - Refined Weight EstimateChapter 21 - Static Stability and ControlChapter 22 - Trim Drag and Maneuvering FlightChapter 23 - Control Surface Sizing CriteriaChapter 24 - Life Cycle CostChapter 25 - Trade Studies and SizingAppendix A - ConversionsAppendix B - Atmospheric DataAppendix C - Isentropic Compressible Flow FunctionsAppendix D - Normal Shock Functions for a Perfect GasAppendix E - Plane Oblique and Conical ShocksAppendix F - NACA Airfoil Nomenclature and DataAppendix G - Aerodynamic Data of Real AircraftAppendix H - Aerodynamics of Wing Body CombinationsAppendix I - Aircraft Weights DataAppendix J - Propulsion DataAppendix K - Miscellaneous Data