Aircraft design : a conceptual approach

Washington.: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics., 1989.. Hardcover. Good. 24 cm. 729 pages, 1 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Idioma Inglés. Includes bibliographical references (pages 719-722) and index. Also issued online. Other version: Aircraft design : a conceptual approach / Daniel P. Raymer. - 3rd ed. Local: ISBN: 1563472813 (hbk. ). AIAA education series. For use in conjunction with "RDS student: software design, sizing and performance" by the same author. Includes bibliographical references (pages 735-738) and index. Contents Design : a separate discipline -- Overview of the design process -- Sizing from a conceptual sketch -- Airfoil and geometry selection -- Thrust-to-weight ratio and wing loading -- Initial sizing -- Configuration layout and loft -- Special consideration in configuration layout -- Crew station, passengers, and payload -- Propulsion and fuel system integration -- Landing gear and subsystems -- Aerodynamics -- Propulsion -- Structures and loads -- Weights -- Stability, control, and handling qualities -- Performance and flight mechanics -- Cost analysis -- Sizing and trade studies -- VTOL aircraft design -- Conceptual design examples . ISBN: 0930403517; 9780930403515 Airplanes - Design and construction