Introduction to aircraft design
By: John P. Fielding, Cranfield University
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Cambridge aerospace series -- 11; Cambridge aerospace series -- 11.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781107680791
Subjects: Airplanes; Design and construction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Why should we design a new aircraft?; title: 3. Why is it that shape?: Civil aircraft; title: 4. Why is it that shape?: Other types; title: 5. What's under the skin?: Structure and propulsion; title: 6. What's under the skin?: Airframe systems; title: 7. What's under the skin?: Avionics, flight control and weapon systems; title: 8. Why do aircraft cost so much?; title: 9. What help can I get?: Bibliography and computer-aided design; title: 10. The shape of things to come: Should the project continue?; title: 11. What can go wrong?: Some lessons from past aircraft projects, and a glimpse into the future.