Aircraft Design detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Aero students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aero 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of aircraft design is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION
State of art in airplane design, Purpose and scope of airplane design, Classification of airplanes based on purpose and configuration. Factors affecting configuration, Merits of different plane layouts. Stages in Airplane design. Designing for manufacturability, Maintenance, Operational costs, Interactive designs.
Unit II
PRELIMINARY DESIGN PROCEDURE
Data collection and 3-view drawings, their purpose, weight estimation, Weight equation method -Development & procedures for evaluation of component weights. Weight fractions for various segments of mission. Choice of wind loading and thrust. Loading.
Unit III
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Unit IV
DESIGN OF WING, FUSELAGE AND EMPHANAGE
Selection of aero foil. Selection of Wing parameters, selection of sweep, Effect of Aspect ratio, Wing Design and Airworthiness requirements, V-n diagram, loads, Structural features. Elements of fuselage design, Loads on fuselage, Fuselage Design. Fuselage and tail sizing. Determination of tail surface areas, Tail design, Structural features, check for nose wheel lift off.
Unit V
DESIGN OF LANDING GEAR AND CONTROL SURFACE
Landing Gear Design, Loads on landing gear, Preliminary landing gear design. Elements of Computer Aided and Design, Special consideration in configuration lay-out, Performance estimation. Stability aspects on the design of control surface.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, Students will be able to
- Explain the preliminary design of an aircraft starting from data collection to satisfy mission specifications.
- Apply the procedure involved in weight estimation, power plant selection, estimation of the performance parameters, stability aspects, design of structural components of the airplane, stability of structural elements, estimation of critical loads etc
- Estimate of geometric and design parameters of an airplane and to initiate the design of a system, component, or process to meet requirements for aircraft systems;
- Design the aircraft to a level of sufficient detail to demonstrate that it satisfies given mission specifications
- Create a Work environment involving the integration of engineering practices in such subjects as aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, and flight mechanics.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Kuechemann, D, The Aerodynamic Design of Aircraft, American Institute of Aeronautics publishers, 2012.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Aeronautical Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Aero 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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