Aircraft Design Concepts An Introductory Course | Mechanical Engineering

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Aircraft Design Concepts: An Introductory Course introduces the principles of aircraft design through a quantitative approach developed from the author’s extensive experience in teaching aircraft design. Building on prerequisite courses the text develops basic design skills and methodologies while also explaining the underlying physics. The book uses a historical approach to examine a wide range of aircraft types and their design. Numerous charts photos and illustrations are provided for in-depth view of aeronautical engineering. It addresses conventional tail-aft monoplanes flying-wing biplane and canard configurations. Providing detailed analysis of propeller performance the book starts w…