AE1355 AIRCRAFT DESIGN PROJECT – I 0 0 3 100
OBJECTIVE
To introduce and develop the basic concept of aircraft design.
Each student is assigned with the design of an Airplane (or Helicopter or any other flight vehicle), for given preliminary specifications. The following are the assignments to be carried out:
EXPERIMENTS
1. Comparative configuration study of different types of airplanes
2. Comparative study on specification and performance details of aircraft
3. Preparation of comparative data sheets
4. Work sheet layout procedures
5. Comparative graphs preparation and selection of main parameters for the design
6. Preliminary weight estimations, selection of main parameters,
7. Power plant selection, Aerofoil selection, Wing tail and control surfaces
8. Preparation of layouts of balance diagram and three view drawings
9. Drag estimation
10. Detailed performance calculations and stability estimates
TOTAL : 60 PERIODS
LIST OF EQUIPMENTS
(for a batch of 30 students)
Sl.No. | Name of the Equipment | Quantity | Experiments Number |
1 | Engineering Drawing Board | 30 | 3 |
2 | Engineering Drawing Instruments | 30 | 3 |
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