Fundamentals of aircraft and airship design. Volume 1, Aircraft design /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Nicolai, Leland M.
Other Authors Carichner, Grant
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2010.
SeriesAIAA educational series.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781600867521
1600867529
1613440464
9781613440469
9781600867538
1600867537
9781600867514
Physical Description1 online resource (xxii, 883 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • COVER
  • TITLE
  • COPYRIGHT
  • FOREWORD
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF COLOR PLATES
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Review of Practical Aerodynamics
  • Chapter 3: Aircraft Performance Methods
  • Chapter 4: Aircraft Operating Envelope
  • Chapter 5: Preliminary Estimate of Takeoff Weight
  • Chapter 6: Estimating the Takeoff Wing Loading
  • Chapter 7: Selecting the Planform and Airfoil Section
  • Chapter 8: Preliminary Fuselage Sizing and Design
  • Chapter 9: High-Lift Devices
  • Chapter 10: Takeoff and Landing Analysis
  • Chapter 11: Preliminary Sizing of the Vertical and Horizontal TailsChapter 12: Designing for Survivability (Stealth)
  • Chapter 13: Estimating Wingâ€?Body Aerodynamics
  • Chapter 14: Propulsion System Fundamentals
  • Chapter 15: Turbine Engine Inlet Design
  • Chapter 16: Corrections forTurbine Engine Installation
  • Chapter 17: Propeller Propulsion Systems
  • Chapter 18: Propulsion System Thrust Sizing
  • Chapter 19: Structures and Materials
  • Chapter 20: Refined Weight Estimate
  • Chapter 21 Static Stability and Control
  • Chapter 22: Trim Drag and Maneuvering FlightChapter 23: Control Surface Sizing Criteria
  • Chapter 24: Life Cycle Cost
  • Chapter 25: 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 Wingâ€?Body Combinations
  • Appendix I: Aircraft Weights Data
  • Appendix J: Propulsion DataAppendix K: Miscellaneous Data
  • INDEX
  • SUPPORTING MATERIALS