Aircraft design; a conceptual approach, 4th ed.1563478293 Aircraft design; a conceptual approach, 4th ed. Raymer, Daniel P. Am. Inst. of Aero. & Astro. 2006 838 pages $105.95 Hardcover AIAA AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. AIAA Associate Insurance Agency Administration (LOMA insurance program) AIAA Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. education series TL671 This is an updated and expanded edition of a textbook on aircraft design. Raymer (president, Conceptual Research Corporation) places equal emphasis on design layout and design analysis. In the first half of the book, covering layout, he offers chapters on the design process; sizing from a conceptual sketch; airfoil and geometry selection; thrust-to-weight ratio Thrust-to-weight ratio is, as its name suggests, the ratio of instantaneous thrust to weight (where weight means weight at the Earth’s surface). It is a dimensionless parameter characteristic of rockets and jet engines, and of vehicles propelled by such engines (typically and wing loading wing loading n. The gross weight of an airplane divided by the wing area. Used in stress analysis. Noun 1. wing loading - the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area ; initial sizing; configuration layout and loft; crew station, passengers, and payload (1) Refers to the "actual data" in a packet or file minus all headers attached for transport and minus all descriptive meta-data. In a network packet, headers are appended to the payload for transport and then discarded at their destination. ; propulsion and fuel system integration; and landing gear and subsystems. The second half moves on to analysis, covering aerodynamics aerodynamics, study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. ; propulsion; structures and loads; weights; stability, control, and handling qualities; performance and flight mechanics; cost analysis; sizing and trade studies; vertical flight; and extremes of flight. Raymer also presents chapters on the design of unique aircraft concepts and conceptual design examples. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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