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Introduction to aeronautics: a design perspective
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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9781563477010
9781563472503
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Table of Contents
From the Book - Regular Print - Second edition.
Chapter 1. Design Thinking 1 --
1.2 Design Method 1 --
1.3 Design Example 6 --
1.4 Design and Aeronautics 11 --
1.5 Brief History of Aircraft Design 15 --
Chapter 2. Operating Environment 41 --
2.1 Design Motivation 41 --
2.2 Characteristics of the Atmosphere 42 --
2.3 Pressure Measurement 44 --
2.4 Standard Atmosphere 46 --
2.5 Common Uses of the Standard Atmosphere 51 --
2.7 More Details
Molecular Collisions and Aerodynamics
54 --
Chapter 3. Aerodynamics and Airfoils 61 --
3.1 Design Motivation 61 --
3.2 Basic Aerodynamics 61 --
3.3 Basic Aerodynamics Applications 66 --
3.4 Viscous Flow 77 --
3.5 Airfoil Characteristics 85 --
Chapter 4. Wings and Airplanes 113 --
4.1 Design Motivation 113 --
4.2 Wings 114 --
4.3 High-Lift Devices 124 --
4.4 Whole Aircraft Lift 128 --
4.5 Whole Aircraft Drag and Drag Polar 128 --
4.6 Mach-Number Effects 132 --
4.9 Whole Aircraft Analysis Example 162 --
Chapter 5. Performance 173 --
5.1 Design Motivation 173 --
5.2 Equations of Motion 173 --
5.3 Propulsion 175 --
5.4 Drag Curves 188 --
5.5 Lift-to-Drag Ratio 191 --
5.6 Power Curves 192 --
5.7 Curve Shifts 193 --
5.8 Glides 195 --
5.9 Climbs 198 --
5.10 Range and Endurance 201 --
5.11 Takeoff and Landing 217 --
5.12 Turns 224 --
5.13 V-n Diagrams 231 --
5.14 Energy Height and Specific Excess Power 233 --
5.16 More Details
Maneuverability Diagrams and Constraint Analysis
246 --
5.17 Performance Analysis Example 253 --
Chapter 6. Stability and Control 267 --
6.1 Design Motivation 267 --
6.2 Language 267 --
6.3 Longitudinal Control Analysis 275 --
6.4 Longitudinal Stability 278 --
6.5 Dynamic Longitudinal Stability 285 --
6.6 Lateral-Directional Stability 287 --
6.7 Dynamic Lateral-Directional Stability 293 --
6.9 More Details
Calculating Stability Parameters
300 --
6.10 Stability and Control Analysis Example: F-16A and F-16C 305 --
Chapter 7. Structures 315 --
7.1 Design Motivation 315 --
7.2 Solid Mechanics 315 --
7.3 Types of Stress 321 --
7.4 Loads 323 --
7.5 Structural Layout 328 --
7.6 Materials 331 --
7.7 Component Sizing 332 --
7.8 Structural Sizing Example 339 --
7.9 Weight Estimates 340 --
7.10 Finite Element Analysis 340 --
Chapter 8. Sizing 345 --
8.1 Design Motivation 345 --
8.2 Internal Layout 346 --
8.3 Structures and Weight 347 --
8.4 Geometry Constraints 350 --
8.5 Mission Analysis 354 --
8.6 Sizing Equation 362 --
8.7 Weight Fraction Method 364 --
8.8 Weight and Balance 365 --
8.9 Mission Analysis and Sizing Example 367 --
8.10 AeroDYNAMIC 373 --
8.11 Cost 373 --
Chapter 9. Putting It All Together: Conceptual Aircraft Design 379 --
9.2 Overview of the 12 Activities 380 --
9.3 Customer Focus 381 --
9.4 Design Synthesis 382 --
9.5 Geometry Modeling and Engineering Drawing 383 --
9.6 Aerodynamic Analysis 383 --
9.7 Propulsion Analysis 386 --
9.8 Constraint Analysis 387 --
9.9 Mission Analysis 389 --
9.10 Weight Analysis 390 --
9.11 Sizing 391 --
9.12 Cost Analysis 392 --
9.13 Optimization 392 --
9.14 Performance Reporting 393 --
9.15 Putting It All Together 393 --
Chapter 10. Case Studies and Future Aircraft Designs 397 --
10.2 Case Study 1: 1903 Wright Flyer 398 --
10.3 Case Study 2: Douglas DC-3 403 --
10.4 Case Study 3: Evolution of the F-16 419 --
10.5 Opportunities in Aircraft Design 427 --
10.6 Design Thinking in Other Contexts 433.
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