General Aviation Aircraft Design: Applied Methods and Procedures

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Butterworth-Heinemann, 3.9.2013 - 1048 sivua
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, sizing of lifting surfaces to ensure proper dynamic stability, numerical performance methods, and common faults and fixes in aircraft design. In most cases, numerical examples involve actual aircraft specs. Concepts are visually depicted by a number of useful black-and-white figures, photos, and graphs (with full-color images included in the eBook only). Broad and deep in coverage, it is intended for practicing engineers, aerospace engineering students, mathematically astute amateur aircraft designers, and anyone interested in aircraft design.
  • Organized by articles and structured in an "equation/derivation/solved example" format for easy access to the content you need
  • Numerical examples involve actual aircraft specs
  • Contains high-interest topics not found in other texts, including sizing of horizontal and vertical tails to minimize drag, sizing of lifting surfaces to ensure proper dynamic stability, numerical performance methods, and common faults and fixes in aircraft design
  • Provides a unique safety-oriented design checklist based on industry experience
  • Discusses advantages and disadvantages of using computational tools during the design process
  • Features detailed summaries of design options detailing the pros and cons of each aerodynamic solution
  • Includes three case studies showing applications to business jets, general aviation aircraft, and UAVs
  • Numerous high-quality graphics clearly illustrate the book's concepts (note: images are full-color in eBook only)
 

Sisältö

Chapter 1 The Aircraft Design Process
1
Chapter 2 Aircraft Cost Analysis
33
Chapter 3 Initial Sizing
55
Chapter 4 Aircraft Conceptual Layout
77
Chapter 5 Aircraft Structural Layout
97
Chapter 6 Aircraft Weight Analysis
133
Chapter 7 Selecting the Power Plant
181
Chapter 8 The Anatomy of the Airfoil
235
15 Aircraft Drag Analysis
661
Chapter 16 Performance Introduction
761
Chapter 17 Performance TakeOff
791
Chapter 18 Performance Climb
821
Chapter 19 Performance Cruise
847
Chapter 20 Performance Range Analysis
895
Chapter 21 Performance Descent
925
Chapter 22 Performance Landing
935

Chapter 9 The Anatomy of the Wing
299
Chapter 10 The Anatomy of Lift Enhancement
401
Chapter 11 The Anatomy of the Tail
459
Chapter 12 The Anatomy of the Fuselage
521
Chapter 13 The Anatomy of the Landing Gear
547
Chapter 14 The Anatomy of the Propeller
581
Chapter 23 Miscellaneous Design Notes
947
Appendix A Atmospheric Modeling
985
Appendix B The Aerospace Engineers Formula Sheet
997
Index
1007
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Dr. Snorri Gudmundsson served from 1995-2009 at Cirrus Aircraft. He served in various engineering roles in the development of several aircraft, including the Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft. From 2005-2009, he served as the Chief Aerodynamicist, where he was responsible for the aerodynamics of the SF50 Vision jet (recipient of the 2017 Collier Trophy). He had two appointments a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) for the FAA, as a Structural and Flight Analyst. He has contributed to the certification of several aircraft. This includes development and certification flight and structural testing. He has conducted load analysis, stability and control evaluation, and performance analysis on a variety of single and multi-engine aircraft. In 2010, Dr. Gudmundsson joined the faculty at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, teaching aircraft design and aerodynamics. Dr. Snorri has a Youtube channel on Aircraft Design: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS0O5jdhFrdYBFC5YJP6axg/

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