Fundamentals of aircraft and airship design

• Main Authors: Nicolai, Leland M., Carichner, Grant (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ©2010-
• Series: AIAA educational series.
• Subjects: Airplanes > Design and construction > History.; Airships > Design and construction > History.; Aeronautics > Pictorial works.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781600868986; 1600868983; 9781523123353; 1523123354; 9781600867514; 1600867510
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Table of Contents:

• v. 1. Aircraft design. Introduction ; Review of practical aerodynamics ; Aircraft performance methods ; Aircraft operating envelope ; Preliminary estimate of takeoff weight ; Estimating the takeoff wing loading ; Selecting the planform and airfoil section ; Preliminary fuselage sizing and design ; High-lift devices ; Takeoff and landing analysis ; Preliminary sizing of the vertical and horizontal tails ; Designing for survivability (stealth) ; Estimating wing-body aerodynamics ; Propulsion system fundamentals ; Turbine engine inlet design ; Corrections for turbine engine installation ; Propeller propulsion systems ; Propulsion system thrust sizing ; Structures and materials ; Refined weight estimate ; Static stability and control ; Trim drag and maneuvering flight ; Control surface sizing criteria ; Life cycle cost ; Trade studies and sizing
• Appendix A : Conversions
• Appendix B : Atmospheric data
• Appendix C : Isentropic compressible flow functions
• Appendix D : Normal shock functions for a perfect gas
• Appendix E : Plane oblique and conical shocks
• Appendix F : NACA airfoil nomenclature and data
• Appendix G : Aerodynamic data of real aircraft
• Appendix H : Aerodynamics of wing-body combinations
• Appendix I : Aircraft weights data
• Appendix J : Propulsion data
• Appendix K : Miscellaneous data.