Preface |
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Series Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Symbols and Acronyms |
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1 Aircraft Design Fundamentals |
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1 | (18) |
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1.1 Introduction to Design |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (4) |
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1.3 Design Project Planning |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (4) |
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17 | (2) |
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2 Systems Engineering Approach |
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19 | (30) |
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19 | (1) |
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2.2 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering |
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20 | (3) |
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2.3 Conceptual System Design |
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23 | (6) |
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23 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Conceptual Design Flowchart |
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24 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Technical Performance Measures |
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25 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Functional Analysis |
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26 | (1) |
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2.3.5 System Trade-Off Analysis |
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27 | (1) |
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2.3.6 Conceptual Design Review |
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28 | (1) |
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2.4 Preliminary System Design |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (1) |
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2.7 Design Review, Evaluation, and Feedback |
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34 | (3) |
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2.8 Systems Engineering Approach in Aircraft Design |
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37 | (12) |
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2.8.1 Implementation of Systems Engineering |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (4) |
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47 | (2) |
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3 Aircraft Conceptual Design |
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49 | (44) |
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49 | (1) |
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3.2 Primary Functions of Aircraft Components |
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50 | (2) |
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3.3 Aircraft Configuration Alternatives |
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52 | (10) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Propulsion System Configuration |
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55 | (1) |
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3.3.4 Landing Gear Configuration |
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56 | (2) |
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3.3.5 Fuselage Configuration |
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58 | (1) |
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3.3.6 Manufacturing-Related Items Configuration |
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58 | (1) |
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3.3.7 Subsystems Configuration |
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59 | (3) |
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3.4 Aircraft Classification and Design Constraints |
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62 | (6) |
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3.5 Configuration Selection Process and Trade-Off Analysis |
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68 | (6) |
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3.6 Conceptual Design Optimization |
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74 | (19) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (10) |
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86 | (6) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (68) |
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93 | (1) |
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4.2 Maximum Take-Off Weight Estimation |
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94 | (19) |
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4.2.1 The General Technique |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (8) |
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108 | (4) |
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4.2.7 Practical Steps of the Technique |
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112 | (1) |
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4.3 Wing Area and Engine Sizing |
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113 | (32) |
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4.3.1 Summary of the Technique |
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113 | (5) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (11) |
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131 | (5) |
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136 | (4) |
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140 | (5) |
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145 | (16) |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (104) |
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161 | (3) |
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164 | (1) |
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5.3 Wing Vertical Location |
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165 | (5) |
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165 | (3) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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5.3.5 The Selection Process |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (25) |
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5.4.1 Airfoil Design or Airfoil Selection |
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111 | (62) |
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5.4.2 General Features of an Airfoil |
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173 | (3) |
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5.4.3 Characteristic Graphs of an Airfoil |
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176 | (6) |
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5.4.4 Airfoil Selection Criteria |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (5) |
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5.4.6 Practical Steps for Wing Airfoil Section Selection |
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188 | (7) |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (5) |
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203 | (3) |
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5.8 The Significance of Lift and Load Distributions |
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206 | (3) |
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209 | (14) |
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223 | (3) |
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226 | (4) |
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230 | (11) |
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5.12.1 The Functions of a High-Lift Device |
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230 | (2) |
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5.12.2 High-Lift Device Classification |
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232 | (3) |
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235 | (6) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (4) |
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246 | (3) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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250 | (15) |
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259 | (5) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (76) |
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265 | (3) |
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6.2 Aircraft Trim Requirements |
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268 | (10) |
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270 | (6) |
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6.2.2 Directional and Lateral Trim |
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276 | (2) |
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6.3 A Review on Stability and Control |
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278 | (7) |
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278 | (4) |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (9) |
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6.4.1 Basic Tail Configuration |
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285 | (3) |
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6.4.2 Aft Tail Configuration |
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288 | (6) |
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294 | (4) |
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298 | (3) |
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6.7 Horizontal Tail Parameters |
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301 | (16) |
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6.7.1 Horizontal Tail Design Fundamental Governing Equation |
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301 | (3) |
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6.7.2 Fixed, All-Moving, or Adjustable |
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304 | (2) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (3) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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6.7.9 Tail Vertical Location |
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314 | (1) |
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6.7.10 Other Tail Geometries |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (12) |
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6.8.1 Vertical Tail Design Requirements |
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317 | (2) |
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6.8.2 Vertical Tail Parameters |
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319 | (10) |
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6.9 Practical Design Steps |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (10) |
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336 | (4) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (72) |
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341 | (1) |
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7.2 Functional Analysis and Design Flowchart |
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341 | (4) |
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7.3 Fuselage Configuration Design and Internal Arrangement |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (4) |
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346 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Human Dimensions and Limits |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (10) |
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7.5.1 Number of Pilots and Crew Members |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (1) |
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7.5.3 Pilot/Crew Comfort/Hardship Level |
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353 | (1) |
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7.5.4 Pilot Personal Equipment |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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7.5.6 Measurement Equipment |
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356 | (1) |
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7.5.7 Level of Automation |
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357 | (2) |
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7.5.8 External Constraints |
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359 | (1) |
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7.5.9 Cockpit Integration |
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359 | (1) |
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7.6 Passenger Cabin Design |
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360 | (8) |
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368 | (4) |
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7.8 Optimum Length-to-Diameter Ratio |
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372 | (8) |
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7.8.1 Optimum Slenderness Ratio for Lowest fLD |
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372 | (6) |
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7.8.2 Optimum Slenderness Ratio for Lowest Fuselage Wetted Area |
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378 | (2) |
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7.8.3 Optimum Slenderness Ratio for the Lightest Fuselage |
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380 | (1) |
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7.9 Other Fuselage Internal Segments |
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380 | (8) |
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381 | (4) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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7.9.4 Power Transmission Systems |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (6) |
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7.10.1 Aerodynamics Considerations |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (2) |
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7.10.3 Radar Detectability |
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392 | (1) |
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7.10.4 Fuselage Rear Section |
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392 | (2) |
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7.11 Fuselage Design Steps |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (18) |
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406 | (4) |
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410 | (3) |
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8 Propulsion System Design |
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413 | (66) |
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413 | (1) |
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8.2 Functional Analysis and Design Requirements |
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414 | (2) |
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8.3 Engine Type Selection |
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416 | (20) |
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8.3.1 Aircraft Engine Classification |
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417 | (11) |
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8.3.2 Selection of Engine Type |
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428 | (8) |
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436 | (3) |
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437 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Other Influential Parameters |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (9) |
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8.5.1 Design Requirements |
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439 | (2) |
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441 | (2) |
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8.5.3 Podded versus Buried |
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443 | (1) |
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8.5.4 Pusher versus Tractor |
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444 | (2) |
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8.5.5 Twin-Jet Engine: Under-Wing versus Rear Fuselage |
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446 | (2) |
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448 | (8) |
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450 | (2) |
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452 | (4) |
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456 | (5) |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (1) |
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462 | (1) |
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462 | (2) |
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8.10 Propulsion System Design Steps |
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464 | (3) |
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467 | (12) |
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471 | (7) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (68) |
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479 | (2) |
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9.2 Functional Analysis and Design Requirements |
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481 | (3) |
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9.3 Landing Gear Configuration |
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484 | (10) |
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484 | (1) |
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485 | (2) |
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487 | (1) |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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489 | (1) |
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489 | (1) |
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489 | (1) |
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9.3.9 Seaplane Landing Device |
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490 | (1) |
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491 | (1) |
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9.3.11 Landing Gear Configuration Selection Process |
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492 | (1) |
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9.3.12 Landing Gear Attachment |
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493 | (1) |
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9.4 Fixed, Retractable, or Separable Landing Gear |
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494 | (3) |
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9.5 Landing Gear Geometry |
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497 | (19) |
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9.5.1 Landing Gear Height |
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498 | (5) |
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503 | (5) |
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508 | (8) |
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9.6 Landing Gear and Aircraft Center of Gravity |
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516 | (8) |
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9.6.1 Tipback and Tipforward Angle Requirements |
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516 | (2) |
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9.6.2 Take-Off Rotation Requirement |
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518 | (6) |
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9.7 Landing Gear Mechanical Subsystems/Parameters |
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524 | (4) |
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524 | (1) |
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525 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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527 | (1) |
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9.7.5 Landing Gear Retraction System |
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527 | (1) |
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9.8 Landing Gear Design Steps |
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528 | (1) |
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9.9 Landing Gear Design Example |
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529 | (18) |
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539 | (5) |
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544 | (3) |
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547 | (28) |
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547 | (2) |
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10.2 Sensitivity of Weight Calculation |
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549 | (4) |
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10.3 Aircraft Major Components |
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553 | (3) |
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10.4 Weight Calculation Technique |
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556 | (9) |
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559 | (2) |
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10.4.2 Horizontal Tail Weight |
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561 | (1) |
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10.4.3 Vertical Tail Weight |
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561 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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10.4.5 Landing Gear Weight |
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563 | (1) |
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10.4.6 Installed Engine Weight |
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564 | (1) |
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10.4.7 Fuel System Weight |
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564 | (1) |
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10.4.8 Weight of Other Equipment and Subsystems |
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565 | (1) |
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565 | (10) |
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570 | (3) |
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573 | (2) |
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11 Aircraft Weight Distribution |
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575 | (56) |
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575 | (3) |
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11.2 Aircraft Center of Gravity Calculation |
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578 | (7) |
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11.3 Center of Gravity Range |
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585 | (5) |
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11.3.1 Fixed or Variable Center of Gravity |
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585 | (1) |
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11.3.2 Center of Gravity Range Definition |
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586 | (1) |
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11.3.3 Ideal Center of Gravity Location |
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587 | (3) |
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11.4 Longitudinal Center of Gravity Location |
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590 | (8) |
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11.5 Technique to Determine the Aircraft Forward and Aft Center of Gravity |
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598 | (8) |
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11.6 Weight Distribution Technique |
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606 | (9) |
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11.6.1 Fundamentals of Weight Distribution |
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607 | (2) |
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11.6.2 Longitudinal Stability Requirements |
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609 | (2) |
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11.6.3 Longitudinal Controllability Requirements |
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611 | (2) |
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11.6.4 Longitudinal Handling Quality Requirements |
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613 | (2) |
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11.7 Aircraft Mass Moment of Inertia |
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615 | (5) |
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620 | (11) |
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624 | (6) |
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630 | (1) |
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12 Design of Control Surfaces |
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631 | (124) |
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631 | (6) |
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12.2 Configuration Selection of Control Surfaces |
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637 | (1) |
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638 | (16) |
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640 | (3) |
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12.3.2 Longitudinal Handling Qualities |
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643 | (4) |
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12.3.3 Lateral-Directional Handling Qualities |
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647 | (7) |
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654 | (16) |
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654 | (2) |
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12.4.2 Principles of Aileron Design |
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656 | (8) |
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12.4.3 Aileron Design Constraints |
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664 | (5) |
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12.4.4 Steps in Aileron Design |
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669 | (1) |
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670 | (15) |
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670 | (2) |
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12.5.2 Principles of Elevator Design |
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672 | (4) |
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12.5.3 Take-Off Rotation Requirement |
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676 | (4) |
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12.5.4 Longitudinal Trim Requirement |
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680 | (3) |
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12.5.5 Elevator Design Procedure |
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683 | (2) |
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685 | (28) |
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12.6.1 Introduction to Rudder Design |
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685 | (3) |
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12.6.2 Fundamentals of Rudder Design |
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688 | (21) |
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12.6.3 Rudder Design Steps |
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709 | (4) |
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12.7 Aerodynamic Balance and Mass Balance |
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713 | (10) |
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12.7.1 Aerodynamic Balance |
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715 | (7) |
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722 | (1) |
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723 | (32) |
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12.8.1 Aileron Design Example |
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723 | (6) |
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12.8.2 Elevator Design Example |
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729 | (9) |
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12.8.3 Rudder Design Example |
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738 | (7) |
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745 | (7) |
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752 | (3) |
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755 | (2) |
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Appendix A Standard Atmosphere, SI Units |
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755 | (1) |
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Appendix B Standard Atmosphere, British Units |
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756 | (1) |
Index |
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