General aviation aircraft design : applied methods and procedures / created by Snorri Gudmundsson.

Includes bibliography and index

Front Cover; Dedication; GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT DESIGN: APPLIED METHODS AND PROCEDURES; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 The Aircraft Design Process; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 GENERAL PROCESS OF AIRCRAFT DESIGN; 1.3 AIRCRAFT DESIGN ALGORITHM; 1.4 ELEMENTS OF PROJECT ENGINEERING; 1.5 PRESENTING THE DESIGN PROJECT; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 2 Aircraft Cost Analysis; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 ESTIMATING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COSTS; 2.3 ESTIMATING AIRCRAFT OPERATIONAL COSTS; EXERCISES; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 3 Initial Sizing; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 CONSTRAINT ANALYSIS. 3.3 INTRODUCTION TO TRADE STUDIESEXERCISES; VARIABLES; Chapter 4 Aircraft Conceptual Layout; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE CONFIGURATION LAYOUT; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 5 Aircraft Structural Layout; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 AIRCRAFT FABRICATION AND MATERIALS; 5.3 AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL LAYOUT; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 6 Aircraft Weight Analysis; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 INITIAL WEIGHT ANALYSIS METHODS; 6.3 DETAILED WEIGHT ANALYSIS METHODS; 6.4 STATISTICAL WEIGHT ESTIMATION METHODS; 6.5 DIRECT WEIGHT ESTIMATION METHODS; 6.6 INERTIA PROPERTIES; EXERCISES; VARIABLES. 9.6 WING STALL CHARACTERISTICS9.7 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WING; EXERCISES; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 10 The Anatomy of Lift Enhancement; 10.1 INTRODUCTION; 10.2 LEADING-EDGE HIGH-LIFT DEVICES; 10.3 TRAILING EDGE HIGH-LIFT DEVICES; 10.4 EFFECT OF DEPLOYING HIGH-LIFT DEVICES ON WINGS; 10.5 WINGTIP DESIGN; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 11 The Anatomy of the Tail; 11.1 INTRODUCTION; 11.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF STATIC STABILITY AND CONTROL; 11.3 ON THE PROS AND CONS OF TAIL CONFIGURATIONS; 11.4 THE GEOMETRY OF THE TAIL; 11.5 INITIAL TAIL SIZING METHODS; EXERCISES; VARIABLES; References. Chapter 12 The Anatomy of the Fuselage12.1 INTRODUCTION; 12.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF FUSELAGE SHAPES; 12.3 SIZING THE FUSELAGE; 12.4 ESTIMATING THE GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE FUSELAGE; 12.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 13 The Anatomy of the Landing Gear; 13.1 INTRODUCTION; 13.2 TIRES, WHEELS, AND BRAKES; 13.3 GEOMETRIC LAYOUT OF THE LANDING GEAR; VARIABLES; References; Chapter 14 The Anatomy of the Propeller; 14.1 INTRODUCTION; 14.2 PROPELLER EFFECTS; 14.3 PROPERTIES AND SELECTION OF THE PROPELLER; 14.4 DETERMINATION OF PROPELLER THRUST

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