ANK307/308 Aircraft Design

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ANK307 Aircraft Design 1

Analyses of: trends, costs, mission, weight, thrust and wing loading. Fuselage and ergonomics. Wings and empennages. High lift devices and control surfaces. Landing gear. Propulsion integration. Loads and handling qualities.

ANK308 Aircraft Design 2

Loads and handling qualities. Types of structures applicable in aircraft design. Wing and empennages components and their structures. Fuselage components and their structures. Simplified methods of strength calculations. Connections between fuselage, wing and empennages. Mechanical control systems.

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Aircraft Design 1

Rules of crediting and deadlines

Aircraft Design Project Rules

Supplementary Materials (PANUKL)

Projects:

1. Initial analyses
2. Feasibility study
3. Initial design and detailed weight analysis
4. Aerodynamic characteristics  <-- New version 
5. Flight envelope and loads envelope

Lecture handouts:

1. Introductory lecture
2. Wing and thrust loading selection and cost analysis
3. Fuselage
4. Landing gear
5. Propulsion
6. Empennages
7. Airplane drawing
8. Wings
9. High lift devices and control surfaces
10. Dynamic stability
11. Handling qualities (longitudinal & lateral)
12. Loads envelope and loads of the wing
    • Original Schrenk's report
    • Lift distribution examples (Schrenk's method):
      • taper ratio 1
      • taper ratio 0.5
      • taper ratio 0.25
      Example of exercise
13. Loads of the horizontal tail
14. Loads of the fuselage
15. Loads of landing gear and control system

Marks:

• Colloquium I
• Colloquium I improvement
• Colloquium II
• Colloquium III
• 1st improvement
• 2nd improvement

     Example of the 2nd colloquium problem

Aircraft Design 2

Rules of crediting and deadlines

Supplementary materials for PANUKL

Aircraft Design 2 Project Rules

Projects:

1. Longitudinal static stability and lateral control
2. Wing loads
3. Aeroplane structure
4. Fuselage loads
5. Fitting design

Lecture handouts:

1. Introductory lecture
2. Wing structure and simplified spar analysis
3. Simplified wing-box analysis
4. Skins, ribs and longerons
5. Fuselage and fuselage-wing connection
6. Empanages
7. Control surfaces and high lift devices structures
8. Stabilizers installation

Colloquium useful links:

• example of colloquium exercise

Marks

Colloquium