Chapters:
- Design: A Separate Discipline
- Overview of the Design Process
- Sizing from a Conceptual Sketch
- Airfoil and Geometry Selection
- Thrust-to-Weight Ratio and Wing Loading
- Initial Sizing
- Configuration Layout and Loft
- Special Considerations in Configuration Layout
- Crew Station, Passengers, and Payload
- Propulsion and Fuel System Integration
- Landing Gear and Subsystems
- Intermission: Step-by-Step Development of a New Design
- Aerodynamics
- Propulsion
- Structures and Loads
- Weights
- Stability, Control, and Handling Qualities
- Performance and Flight Mechanics
- Cost Analysis
- Sizing and Trade Studies
- Design of Unique Aircraft Concepts
- Conceptual Design Examples
Appendices:
Appendix A: Unit Conversion
Appendix B: Standard Atmosphere, Compressible Flow, and Shocks
Appendix C: Airspeed
Appendix D: Airfoil Data
Appendix E: Typical Engine Performance Curves
Appendix F: Design Requirements and Specifications