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Conceptual Aircraft Design, 6 ECTS credits.
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AER
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MEC
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
To allow students to bring together their previous studies in aeronautics to a practical aircraft design project and in so doing develop the understanding of the disciplines and interrelationships in aircraft design.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Aircraft and Vehicle Design, Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Aircraft Design Project
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Organisation:
Instruction is carried out in the form of lectures, classes and a major project, made by the help of an in-house produced design program
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Course contents:
This course will utilise the skills learnt in previous aeronautical courses to undertake the conceptual design of an aircraft.
Scope of the course:
- The design process
- Aircraft configurations, conventional as well as unconventional
- Safety and safety requirements
- How to do fuselage-, wing- and stabiliser layouts
- Weight and balance
- Powerplant and installation
- Landing gear design and installation
- Introducing the design program, how it´s built up and functions
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Course literature:
Jenkinson, Simpkin, Rhodes: Civi Jet Aircraft Design
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Examination: |
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Project work, written report
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6 ECTS
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Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Peter Hallberg
Examiner: Patrick Berry
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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