Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach (AIAA Education Series)

Raymer, Daniel P.

ISBN 10: 1600869114 / ISBN 13: 9781600869112

Published by Amer Inst of Aeronautics &, Reston, VA,, 2012

About this Item

pictorial hardcover, xxiv, 1044 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. new in publisher's shrink wrap, This book presents the entire process of aircraft conceptual design - from requirements definition to initial sizing, configuration layout, analysis, sizing, optimization, and trade studies. A virtual encyclopaedia of engineering, it is known for its completeness, easy-to-read style, and real-world approach to the process of design.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach (AIAA Education Series)
• Publisher: Amer Inst of Aeronautics &, Reston, VA,
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600869114
• ISBN 13: 9781600869112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: no d.j. as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
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  • Technology/Science

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Synopsis

This best-selling textbook presents the entire process of aircraft conceptual design from requirements definition to initial sizing, configuration layout, analysis, sizing, optimization, and trade studies. Widely used in industry and government aircraft design groups, Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach is also the design text at major universities around the world. A virtual encyclopedia of engineering, it is known for its completeness, easy-to-read style, and real-world approach to the process of design.

About the Author

AIAA Fellow DAN RAYMER is a world-renowned expert in aerospace vehicle design. President of Conceptual Research Corporation, he received the 2010 AIAA Aircraft Design Award; the AIAA Summerfield Book Award; the Rockwell Engineer of the Year award; and the Purdue University Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award. Dr. Raymer received B.S. and M.S. engineering degrees in Astronautics and Aeronautics from Purdue, an MBA from the University of Southern California, and the Doctorate of Engineering (Ph.D.) from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).