General Aviation Aircraft Design: Applied Methods and Procedures by Snorri Gudmundsson
Find the right answer the first time with this useful handbook of preliminary aircraft design. Written by an engineer with close to 20 years of design experience, General Aviation Aircraft Design: Applied Methods and Procedures provides the practicing engineer with a versatile handbook that serves as the first source for finding answers to realistic aircraft design questions. The book is structured in an “equation/derivation/solved example” format for easy access to content. Readers will find it a valuable guide to topics such as sizing of horizontal and vertical tails to minimize drag, sizing of lifting surfaces to ensure proper dynamic stability, numerical performance methods, and common faults and fixes in aircraft design. In most cases, numerical examples involve actual aircraft specs. Concepts are visually depicted by a number of useful black-and-white figures, photos, and graphs (with full-color images included in the eBook only). Broad and deep in coverage, it is intended for practicing engineers, aerospace engineering students, mathematically astute amateur aircraft designers, and anyone interested in aircraft design.
Author Biography
Snorri Gudmundsson, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. From 1995-2009, Dr. Gudmundsson served as Manager of Aerodynamics Engineering at Cirrus Design Corporation. He has performed testing, analysis, and performance analysis review on variety of single and twin engine small aircraft. He is also a Consulting Designated Engineering Representative for the FAA as a Structural and Flight Analyst.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Aircraft Structural Layout
The Power Plant
Fluid Mechanics
Trade Studies
Aircraft Weight Analysis
The Wing Planform
The Anatomy of the Airfoil
The Anatomy of the Wing
Aircraft Drag Analysis
The Propeller
Tail Design
Performance: Take-off
Performance: Climb
Performance: Cruise
Performance: Range Analysis
Performance: Descent
Performance: Landing
Static Longitudinal Stability
Dynamic Longitudinal Stability
Static Lateral and Directional Stability
Dynamic Lateral and Directional Stability
Control System Design
Fuselage Design
Miscellaneous Design Notes
Aircraft Load Analysis
APPENDIX A: Mathematics
APPENDIX B: Physics
APPENDIX C1: Design of Conventional Aircraft
APPENDIX C2: Design of Canard Aircraft
APPENDIX C3: Design of Seaplanes
APPENDIX C4: Design of Sailplanes
APPENDIX C5: Design of Unusual Configurations
Review
“…a splendid book…For anyone involved in the design of general aviation (GA) aircraft and those deeply interested in the subject, this book is highly recommended.” –The Aeronautical Journal, General Aviation Aircraft Design
“A truly excellent book on aircraft design. Unlike many modern text books, it really tells the “story” of the subject with lots of current, real-world examples, data, and cautions, along with the mathematical equations that dominate many engineering texts. On that note I’d put it in with the aeronautical engineering classics like Perkins and Hage, or Bruhn for aircraft structures. The illustrations and graphics are also first-rate. I believe that this book will find wide acceptance among practicing engineers and students.” –Brian E. Meyer, Manager, Aircraft Applications Engineering, Hartzell Propeller Inc.
Details:
ISBN-0128099984
AUTHOR-Snorri Gudmundsson
PAGES-1058
PUBLISHER-Butterworth-Heinemann
LANGUAGE-English
ISBN-100128099984
ISBN-139780128099988
MEDIA-Book
FORMAT-PDF
ILLUSTRATIONS-Yes
SUBTITLE-Applied Methods and Procedures
DEWEY-629.1333
AFFILIATION-Department of Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
IMPRINT-Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
PLACE OF PUBLICATION-Woburn
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION-United States