Aircraft Conceptual Design SynthesisAircraft Conceptual Design Synthesis means design by fitness-for-purpose. Design engineers can jump off from the point of given parameters and requirements – required performance, payloads and other factors. This is the first book for the aeronautical designer devoted to guiding the reader through this highly effective conceptual design synthesis process. This forms the procedure for the initial stage of the aircraft design process – the interpretation of a requirement into the preliminary layout. A logical design sequence is developed utilizing original modules to represent propulsion, lift, drag, mass, and performance. Aircraft Conceptual Design Synthesis includes a disk of spreadsheets that provides core data. Unlike existing approaches, the design synthesis method can be applied to novel aircraft concepts. CONTENTS INCLUDE
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... Powerplant performance representation 3.6.1 Introducton The synthesis of an aircraft configuration requires a knowledge of certain vital powerplant characteristics . It is important to use the most accurate possible representation of ...
... powerplant is that of a V / STOL aircraft , Figure 4.6 . Whatever vertical lift system is used it is often found that the main cruise / lift powerplant has to be mounted at , or close to , the centre of gravity . As a consequence the ...
... powerplant possible and partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing between powerplant structure and powerplant installation . For buried engine installations the penalty is small , usually less than 0.5 % of the total aircraft ...
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Flight regime and powerplant considerations | 53 |
Fuselage layout | 81 |
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