Aircraft design process and algorithm, initial sizing of new aircraft, conceptual design of aircraft, aircraft structure design, aircraft fuselage design, aircraft wing design, aircraft empennage design, aircraft landing gear design, aircraft engine selection, aircraft aerodynamic analysis, aircraft weight analysis, aircraft performance analysis, aircraft cost analysis
In this module, students learn how to design a transport aircraft from scratch, based on the given top-level requirements. Such a process initially includes the development of the aircraft geometry. To this end, students will learn the theoretical background required to initiate the aircraft configuration as well as the practical skills to use modern software to develop the aircraft configuration. In addition, students will be able to determine the geometric parameters of the aircraft, such as the required wing area and the dimensions of the wing, empennage, fuselage, landing gear, etc. After developing the initial configuration, students will learn how to perform a more detailed analysis to evaluate the performance of their aircraft. This evaluation includes aircraft weight estimation, aircraft aerodynamic evaluation, aircraft stability and control analysis, etc. Students will be provided with both in-house tools and additional open source software and will be offered detailed tutorials to train them in the use of these tools to support their design work. At the end of the course, students will be able to simulate their aircraft in a flight simulator software provided to them during the course and fly it digitally!
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Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures
Hermann-Blenk-Straße 35
D-38108 Braunschweig
E-Mail: ifl@tu-braunschweig.de
Telephone: +49 531 391 9903