AO4014 Aircraft Design Syllabus:
AO4014 Aircraft Design Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course will enable students
1. To get in-depth knowledge about the preliminary concepts of aircraft design.
2. To provide with the basic knowledge on various aircraft loads.
3. To learn the design of aircraft wing.
4. To get exposed to different kinds of landing gear and its design.
5. To provide with the basic knowledge on integration of wing, fuselage, empennage and power plant.
UNIT I PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS
Aircraft Design Requirements – Specifications – Role of user – Aerodynamic and Structural considerations – Importance of weight fractions – Airworthiness requirements and standards – Classification of airplanes – Special features of an airplane- Airplane performance aspects – Range and endurance – Take-off and landing – Climbing performance – Engine Performance
UNIT II AIRCRAFT LOADS
Ground loads – Flight Loads – Symmetrical loads in flight – Basic flight loading conditions – Load factor calculation during a manouever – Velocity – Load factor diagram – Gust load and its estimation – Structural limits – Airplane weight estimation based on type of airplane – Trends in wing loading – Weight-estimation based on mission requirements – iterative approach – Span wise load distribution – Wing Loading
UNIT III WING DESIGN
Selection of airfoil selection – Influencing factors – Planform shapes of an airplane wing – Stalling, takeoff and landing considerations – Wing drag estimation – High lift devices – Supercritical Airfoils – Cockpit and aircraft passenger cabin layout for different aircraft – types of associated structure – structural layout – features of light airplanes using advanced composite materials – Structural design aspects – Bending moment and shear force diagram for wing and fuselage – Design principles of all metal stressed skin construction for civil and military applications
UNIT IV LANDING GEAR
Different kinds of landing gears and associated arrangement for civil and military airplanes – Preliminary calculations for locating main and nose landing gears – Integration of Structure and Power Plant – Estimation of Horizontal and Vertical tail volume ratios – Choice of power plant and various options of locations – Considerations of appropriate air-intakes- Power Plant Loading
UNIT V INTEGRATION OF WING, FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE AND POWER PLANT
Estimation of center of gravity – Introduction to advanced concepts – Aircraft Stability – Relaxed static stability – Controlled configured vehicles – V/STOL aircraft & rotary wing vehicles – Design and layout of flying controls and engine controls – Design of a wing-fuselage joint
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, students will
CO1: Haveoverall knowledge of preliminary aircraft design.
CO2: Havebasic knowledge of aircraft rules and airworthiness requirements imposed by governing bodies.
CO3: Be able to calculate and estimate aircraft loads under different loading conditions.
CO4: Be able to configure an aircraft wing based on aerodynamic considerations.
CO5: Be exposed the role of aircraft stability in the aircraft design process.
REFERENCES:
1. Conway, HG, “Landing Gear Design”, Chapman & Hall; 1st edition, 1958.
2. Daniel P Raymer, “Aircraft Design: A conceptual approach”, AIAA Educational Series, 5th edition 2012.
3. DarrolStinton ,“The Design of Airplane”, Wiley publishers,, 2nd edition, 2001.
4. John D Anderson,“Airplane Performance and Design”, McGraw Hill, 1st edition,1999.
5. Nicholai,LM, “Fundamentals of airplane Design”, Univ. of Dayton DHIO, 1975.
6. Torenbeek, Egbert, “Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design”, Springer publishers, 1982.