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Overview
Aircraft 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
- The design process
- Aircraft configuration
- Flight regime and powerplant considerations
- Fuselage layout
- Configuration of the wing
- Basic lift, drag and mass representations
- Performance estimation
- Parametric analysis and optimisation
- Analysis of concept design
“This is an important landmark book and in my view will become a standard by which others will be compared” – Dr E C P Ransom, Kingston University, UK
Synopsis
Aircraft 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
- The design process
- Aircraft configuration
- Flight regime and powerplant considerations
- Fuselage layout
- Configuration of the wing
- Basic lift, drag and mass representations
- Performance estimation
- Parametric analysis and optimisation
- Analysis of concept design
“This is an important landmark book and in my view will become a standard by which others will be compared” – Dr E C P Ransom, Kingston University, UK
Booknews
Written for aeronautical designers and students, this guide explains the conceptual design synthesis process, laying out the procedure in logical steps. Focusing on the initial synthesis phase of the design, the book provides examples covering many classes of fixed-wing aircraft. Specific chapters address: the design process; aircraft configuration; flight regime and powerplant considerations; fuselage layout; configuration of the wing; basic lift, drag, and mass representations; performance estimation; parametric analysis and optimization; and, analysis of conceptual design. Addenda cover: landing gear considerations; longitudinal control and stability surfaces; lateral control and stability surfaces; mass predictions; and, examples of the synthesis procedure. Included is a disk of spreadsheets providing core data. Howe is an aviation consultant. Distributed in the US by ASME. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)