Aerodynamic Design of Airplanes

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Department of Aerospace Engineering

Synopsis:

Lift characteristics of aircraft. Contribution of wing, body, horizontal tail areas and lift mechanics in the overall lift. The influence of Earth proximity on lift. Lift calculations within the bearing surface theory. Resistance characteristics of an aircraft, different components of resistance, contribution of different parts of the aircraft. Aircraft polar and its alternative forms. Moment characteristics of an aircraft (static stability), neutral point positioning. Influence of compressibility on lift, resistentce and moment characteristics. Characteristics of dynamic stability in longitudinal and side movements, aerodynamic derivation. Aircraft controlability, forces in control considering manageability and dexterity. Design of tail areas.

Requirements:

Aerodynamics and Mechanics of Flight, Mechanics of Flight I.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. The lift characteristics of the airplane

2. Contribution wings, fuselage, horizontal tail and wing mechanization the total of lift

3. Influence of ground lift

4. The calculations of lift in the theory of lifting surfaces

5. Resistance characteristics of the airplane, the individual components of resistance, the contributions of individual aircraft parts

6. Polar aircraft and its spare shapes

7. Moment characteristics of the airplane (static stability), the neutral point

8. Moment characteristics of the airplane (static stability), the neutral point

9. The influence of compressibility on the lift, drag and moment characteristics

10. Characteristics of dynamic stability in longitudinal and lateral movement, aerodynamic derivatives

11. Characteristics of dynamic stability in longitudinal and lateral movement, aerodynamic derivatives

12. Controllability of the airplane, the control force in terms of controllability and ability

13. Draft tail of the airplane

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. The lift characteristics

2. Contribution wings, fuselage, horizontal tail and wing mechanization

3. Influence of ground

4. Resistance characteristics of the airplane

5. Polar aircraft

6. Moment characteristics of the airplane

Study Objective:

Know the basics of aerodynamic procedures when designing an aircraft.

Study materials:

?E. Torenbeek: Synthesis of subsonic airplane design, Delft University, 1990

?D. Küchemann: The aerodynamic design of aircraft, Pergamon Press, 1978

?Kundu K. A.: Aircraft Design, Cambridge University press, ISBN-13 978-0-511-67785-4, 2010

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