Course objective

The purpose of this lecture is to offer some fundamental knowledge and technical issues required in the aircraft conceptual design stage, especially focusing on the aerodynamics, structure and material, propulsion system, performance and control. The students are supposed to conduct a conceptual design study as a team project for a given design requirements.

Texts and References

1. “항공기 개념설계”항공기설계교육연구회, 경문사.

Course outline

[ 1 Week ]
Overview of aircraft design procedure
[ 2 Week ]
Analysis of design requirements
[ 3 Week ]
Initial estimation of design parameters (wing loading, thrust to weight ratio)
[ 4 Week ]
Configuration layout and synthesis
[ 5 Week ]
Fuselage configuration design
[ 6 Week ]
Propulsion and fuel system integration
[ 7 Week ]
Wings and control surfaces design
[ 8 Week ]
Landing gear and subsystems
[ 9 Week ]
Aircraft subsystems (control, avionics, fuel, hydraulic actuators etc.)
[ 10 Week ]
Aerodynamic analyses
[ 11 Week ]
Stability and control
[ 12 Week ]
Weight estimation
[ 13 Week ]
Structures and loads
[ 14 Week ]
Performance analysis and cost estimation
[ 15 Week ]
Sizing matrix and design optimization