Aircraft Aerodynamic Design

Easy–to–use reference with readily adaptable computer code that provides a complete practical guide to the geometric shape design of aircraft Aircraft Aerodynamic Design guides the designer through the challenges involved in achieving a successful aerodynamic design process via the selection of appropriate formulations for the mathematical description of the curves and the surfaces that make up the external shape of the aircraft. The authors provide the background material needed to make informed choices when selecting the building blocks of an airframe geometry, then move on to apply these building blocks to the description of aircraft geometries, from aerofoils and lifting surfaces to fuselages, fairings and ducts etc. The authors generously illustrate their text with sketches and photographs of applications of the concepts being presented. Excerpts of Matlab and RhinoScript code enable readers to incorporate the models presented into their own applications and ensure the immediate computational applicability of the techniques and geometric modeling approaches. , Practical guide through the challenges involved in achieving an optimal aerodynamic design process , Chapters include The Shape of Things, Fundamentals, Lifting Surfaces, Enclosures and Ducts, Geometries for Design Optimization, and The Whole Airframe. , Includes coverage of hypersonics and low–Reynolds number flyers , First book to collate together a wealth of dispersed information on aircraft geometry , Accompanied by a website featuring demonstration MatLAB code