ARO 614 - Aircraft Design (4)

General design philosophy. Vehicle mission planning and conceptual design. Oral and written presentations of system subcomponents and design. Proposal preparation and writing. Constraint diagrams, mission concept of operations. Vehicle sizing and propulsion system selection. Overall design layout, preliminary wing, tail, fuselage design. Detailed weight breakdown. Takeoff and landing performance. Flight loads and structural design. Flight envelope and V-n diagram, detailed flight performance prediction. Stability and control, flying qualities. Economics of flight and operations, maintenance, cost estimation.

Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate or graduate courses in Aerodynamics, Aircraft Propulsion, Aircraft Structure, and Aircraft Stability and Control.
Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.