The book "Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach" by Daniel P. Raymer, published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), is a comprehensive guide to the design process of aircraft. The book is structured into 21 chapters, covering various aspects of aircraft design from conceptualization to detailed sizing and trade studies. Key topics include: - **Design as a Separate Discipline**: Introduces the fundamental concepts and importance of design in aircraft development. - **Overview of the Design Process**: Discusses the phases of aircraft design and the conceptual design process. - **Sizing from a Conceptual Sketch**: Explains methods for estimating takeoff weight, empty weight, and fuel fraction. - **Airfoil and Geometry Selection**: Focuses on selecting appropriate airfoils and wing geometry. - **Thrust-to-Weight Ratio and Wing Loading**: Analyzes the importance of these parameters in aircraft performance. - **Initial Sizing**: Provides methods for sizing rubber engines, fixed engines, and control surfaces. - **Configuration Layout and Loft**: Describes the layout and lofting of aircraft configurations, including fuselage and wing/tail arrangements. - **Special Considerations in Configuration Layout**: Covers aerodynamic, structural, detectability, and other practical considerations. - **Crew Station, Passengers, and Payload**: Discusses the design of crew stations, passenger compartments, and cargo provisions. - **Propulsion and Fuel System Integration**: Introduces propulsion selection, jet-engine integration, and fuel systems. - **Landing Gear and Subsystems**: Explains landing gear arrangements, tire sizing, and subsystems. - **Aerodynamics**: Covers aerodynamic forces, coefficients, and drag. - **Propulsion**: Focuses on turbojet thrust, piston engine performance, and turboprop performance. - **Structures and Loads**: Discusses load categories, material selection, and structural analysis. - **Weights**: Provides methods for estimating group weights and additional considerations. - **Stability, Control, and Handling Qualities**: Explains static and dynamic stability, handling qualities, and control systems. - **Performance and Flight Mechanics**: Discusses steady and dynamic flight performance, energy-maneuverability, and operating envelopes. - **Cost Analysis**: Introduces life-cycle cost elements, cost-estimating methods, and cost measures of merit. - **Sizing and Trade Studies**: Covers detailed sizing methods, trade studies, and sizing matrices. - **VTOL Aircraft Design**: Focuses on vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including propulsion options and control systems. - **Conceptual Design Examples**: Provides examples of conceptual designs for single-seat aerobatics and lightweight supersonic fighters. The book also includes appendices with conversion tables, standard atmosphere and shock tables, airfoil and engine data, and design requirements and specifications.The book "Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach" by Daniel P. Raymer, published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), is a comprehensive guide to the design process of aircraft. The book is structured into 21 chapters, covering various aspects of aircraft design from conceptualization to detailed sizing and trade studies. Key topics include: - **Design as a Separate Discipline**: Introduces the fundamental concepts and importance of design in aircraft development. - **Overview of the Design Process**: Discusses the phases of aircraft design and the conceptual design process. - **Sizing from a Conceptual Sketch**: Explains methods for estimating takeoff weight, empty weight, and fuel fraction. - **Airfoil and Geometry Selection**: Focuses on selecting appropriate airfoils and wing geometry. - **Thrust-to-Weight Ratio and Wing Loading**: Analyzes the importance of these parameters in aircraft performance. - **Initial Sizing**: Provides methods for sizing rubber engines, fixed engines, and control surfaces. - **Configuration Layout and Loft**: Describes the layout and lofting of aircraft configurations, including fuselage and wing/tail arrangements. - **Special Considerations in Configuration Layout**: Covers aerodynamic, structural, detectability, and other practical considerations. - **Crew Station, Passengers, and Payload**: Discusses the design of crew stations, passenger compartments, and cargo provisions. - **Propulsion and Fuel System Integration**: Introduces propulsion selection, jet-engine integration, and fuel systems. - **Landing Gear and Subsystems**: Explains landing gear arrangements, tire sizing, and subsystems. - **Aerodynamics**: Covers aerodynamic forces, coefficients, and drag. - **Propulsion**: Focuses on turbojet thrust, piston engine performance, and turboprop performance. - **Structures and Loads**: Discusses load categories, material selection, and structural analysis. - **Weights**: Provides methods for estimating group weights and additional considerations. - **Stability, Control, and Handling Qualities**: Explains static and dynamic stability, handling qualities, and control systems. - **Performance and Flight Mechanics**: Discusses steady and dynamic flight performance, energy-maneuverability, and operating envelopes. - **Cost Analysis**: Introduces life-cycle cost elements, cost-estimating methods, and cost measures of merit. - **Sizing and Trade Studies**: Covers detailed sizing methods, trade studies, and sizing matrices. - **VTOL Aircraft Design**: Focuses on vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including propulsion options and control systems. - **Conceptual Design Examples**: Provides examples of conceptual designs for single-seat aerobatics and lightweight supersonic fighters. The book also includes appendices with conversion tables, standard atmosphere and shock tables, airfoil and engine data, and design requirements and specifications.