Aircraft design : a systems engineering approach /

• Main Author: Sadraey, Mohammad H.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2012.
• Series: Aerospace series (Chichester, England)
• Subjects: Airplanes > Design and construction.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.; Airplanes / Design and construction.; Electronic books.

"Presenting in one volume the methodologies behind aircraft design, this book uses a systems engineering approach to cover the components and the issues affected by design procedures. The basic topics that are essential to the process, such as aerodynamics and controls, are covered first of all...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Aircraft design fundamentals
• 2. Systems engineering approach
• 3. Aircraft conceptual design
• 4. Preliminary design
• 5. Wing design
• 6. Tail design
• 7. Fuselage design
• 8. Propulsion system design
• 9. Landing gear design
• 10. Weight of components
• 11. Aircraft weight distribution
• 12. Design of control surfaces
• Appendices.