| View Larger Image | Introduction to Aircraft Design (Cambridge Aerospace Series) | Paperbackby John P. Fielding (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | | Page Count: | 263 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 28, 1999 | | Sales Rank: | 446,544th |
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Product Description
Here is an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of civil and military aircraft design. Giving a largely descriptive overview of all aspects of the design process, this well-illustrated account provides an insight into the requirements of each specialist in an aircraft design team. After discussing the need for new designs, the text assesses the merits of different aircraft shapes from micro-lights and helicopters to super-jumbos and V/STOL aircraft. Subsequent chapters explore structures, airframe systems, avionics and weapons systems. Later chapters examine the costs involved in the acquisition and operation of new aircraft, aircraft reliability and maintainability, and a variety of unsuccessful projects to see what conclusions can be drawn. Three appendices and a bibliography give a wealth of useful information, much not published elsewhere, including simple aerodynamic formulae, aircraft, engine and equipment data and a detailed description of a parametric study of a 500-seat transport aircraft. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.5 based on 6 reviews)
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Only for Cranfield fans by S. Olson (SAN DIEGO, CA USA)  1 Stars
April 04, 2007
Aircraft design from a Cranfield University perspective ONLY. Siginificant aircraft and designs are not discussed. Don't waste your money.
Better books: Fundamentals of Aircraft Design by Leland Nicolai, Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach by Daniel P. Raymer or, for a multi-volume approach, try Aircraft Design by Jan Roskam.
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Appendices are the Best Part by Richard J. Gould (Tehachapi, CA)  3 Stars
February 19, 2007
I agree with one of the other reviewers, that this book is rather brief in its content, but if one takes it for he introduction book that it is, then one understands why there is little detailed info.
The appendices are pretty robust though, and have some good tables with lots of hard-to-find info. There are appendices with formulas, scientific data, formula, conversionss, and there are tables with aircraft parameters and statisitics.
The author is obviously a Brit and uses examples from Cranfield's past research as many examples used in the book.
This book was required for Embry-Riddle's ASCI-603 Aircraft & Spacecraft Development.
If you are serious about a book on aircraft design, and you really want to know what you'll need to know, or are serious about the field, save your money and get Dan Raymer's Aircraft Development: A Conceptual Approach (4th ed.). It's more expensive, but fatter than a Bible and practically a Bible in itself for the field of aircraft design.
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VAGUE INDEED by Samuel B. Howard (Seattle, WA USA)  2 Stars
December 17, 2006
This book was very loosely written. It touches on the subjects and leaves you hanging. If you ever wanted to cite anything from this book, you'd be hard pressed to find anything useful. Unfortunately, it was a part of my curriculum to use this book for my Masters.
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Skimming the Surface by David J. Sullivan-nightengale (Saint Paul, MN USA) 2 Stars
March 25, 2006
This book is a very general view from a very British perspective. I don't think it belongs in Embry-Riddle's graduate programs because it does not meet the needs of experienced professionals. As an undergraduate overview of the systems design process, it is good. However, the author does not even touch helicopters, seaplanes, or lighter-than-air-technology. So, the book would be more aptly named "Introduction to Airplane Design."
Some of his information on armament systems is grossly inaccurate. Furthermore, the systems design process section does not reflect the current state of the art in the discipline of Systems Engineering. I expect improvement in the next edition and hope the author makes more of an effort to talk to engineers on the other side of the pond.
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No substance by Charles T. Grayson (Memphis, TN USA) 2 Stars
August 08, 2002
I consider this book to be a rough draft for a much larger book to come (I hope). The author just skims lightly through vast numbers of subjects, so that anyone who knows anything about airplanes will learn nothing new. Yet it isn't written on a basic enough level to have much to offer someone who knows nothing.Disappointing.
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