Fundamentals of aircraft and airship design / Leland M. Nicolai, Grant Carichner

Author:: Nicolai, Leland M. (Leland Malcolm)
Published:: Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, [2010-]
Copyright Date:: ©2010-
Physical Description:: 1 online resource
Additional Creators:: Carichner, Grant and Nicolai, Leland M. (Leland Malcolm).

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v. 1. Aircraft design. Introduction ; Review of practical aerodynamics ; Aircraft performance methods ; Aircraft operating envelope ; Preliminary estimate of takeoff weight ; Estimating the takeoff wing loading ; Selecting the planform and airfoil section ; Preliminary fuselage sizing and design ; High-lift devices ; Takeoff and landing analysis ; Preliminary sizing of the vertical and horizontal tails ; Designing for survivability (stealth) ; Estimating wing-body aerodynamics ; Propulsion system fundamentals ; Turbine engine inlet design ; Corrections for turbine engine installation ; Propeller propulsion systems ; Propulsion system thrust sizing ; Structures and materials ; Refined weight estimate ; Static stability and control ; Trim drag and maneuvering flight ; Control surface sizing criteria ; Life cycle cost ; Trade studies and sizing -- Appendix A : Conversions -- Appendix B : Atmospheric data -- Appendix C : Isentropic compressible flow functions -- Appendix D : Normal shock functions for a perfect gas -- Appendix E : Plane oblique and conical shocks -- Appendix F : NACA airfoil nomenclature and data -- Appendix G : Aerodynamic data of real aircraft -- Appendix H : Aerodynamics of wing-body combinations -- Appendix I : Aircraft weights data -- Appendix J : Propulsion data -- Appendix K : Miscellaneous data.

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9781600868986 (v. 2)
1600868983 (v. 2)
9781523123353 (electronic bk.)
1523123354 (electronic bk.)
9781600867514 (alk. paper)
1600867510 (alk. paper)

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Rev. and expanded ed. of: Fundamentals of aircraft design / Leland M. Nicolai. 1975.
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V.1. Aircraft design.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

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