Introduction to aircraft design
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Bibliographic Information
Introduction to aircraft design
(Cambridge aerospace series, 11)
Cambridge University Press, c1999
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 11 libraries
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of civil and military aircraft design. Giving a largely descriptive overview of all aspects of the design process, this well-illustrated account provides an insight into the requirements of each specialist in an aircraft design team. After discussing the need for new designs, the text assesses the merits of different aircraft shapes from micro-lights and helicopters to super-jumbos and V/STOL aircraft. Following chapters explore structures, airframe systems, avionics and weapons systems. Later chapters examine the costs involved in the acquisition and operation of new aircraft, aircraft reliability and maintainability, and a variety of unsuccessful projects to see what conclusions can be drawn. Three appendices and a bibliography give a wealth of useful information, much not published elsewhere, including simple aerodynamic formulae, aircraft, engine and equipment data and a detailed description of a parametric study of a 500-seat transport aircraft.
Table of Contents
- 1. Why another aircraft design book?
- 2. Why should we design a new aircraft?
- 3. Why is it that shape? - mivil Aircraft
- 4. Why is it that shape? - military Aircraft
- 5. What's under the skin? - structure and propulsion
- 6. What's under the skin? - airframe systems
- 7. What's under the skin? - avionics, flight control and weapons
- 8. Why do aircraft cost so much?
- 9. What help can I get?
- 10. The shape of things to come? - what to do after a conceptual design?
- 11. What can go wrong? - some lessons from past aircraft projects and a glimpse into the future
- Appendix A. Useful aircraft design data
- Appendix B. Parametric study example - high capacity airliner
- Appendix C. Reliability and maintainability targets.
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