Aerospace Vehicle Design

Michael Selig - AE 442, Fall 2012

Steve D'Urso - AE 443, Spring 2013
The Airplane
 More Airplanes …

Why do they look like that?

 Why Does It Look Like That?
• Lockheed F-35 STOVL JSF
 Some people's
perception

Correct perception

[Ref 4]
 Requirements & Constraints (1)
• RFP (stands for: Request for Proposals)
• Driven by:
– Established or potential customers
– Government agencies
– Analysis of market trends
– Exploitation of new technologies
 Requirements & Constraints (2)
• RFP specifications are derived from these elements:
– Market / mission (range, speeds, payload, costs,
offensive threats)
– Airworthiness standards (FARs)
– Environmental / social issues (noise, green)
– Commercial / manufacturing (commercial consortium)
– Systems and equipment (turbojet propulsion systems,
avionics)
• Role and flight regime drives shape and size
• Role and flight regime drives shape and size

[Ref 1]
Three Phases of Design

[Ref 2]
Phase I - Aircraft Conceptual Design
The Process

[Ref 2]
Aircraft Sizing Flow Diagram
Illustrates the Process
(for specific category)

One of the requirements (landing)

[Ref 3]
Dream Airplanes!

[Ref 3]
 Boeing 787 Dreamliner
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family/index.html
Tradeoff Studies / Optimization
 Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Systems and Teamwork

Source: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family/dev_team.html
 More Airplanes
Optimized for the Requirements

http://www.iconaircraft.com/videos.html?index=4
 Design Projects / Options
• Conceptual Design Project (paper design)
1. AIAA Team Design Competition:
2030 Regional Airliner Considering Hybrid Electric
Propulsion? Power plant data?
2. Boeing Commercial Airplane Division?
3. UAS for Border Control (US citizens only)?
 We will pick one – most likely topic 2. We are
waiting for more information on topic 2.

• AIAA Design/Build/Fly Project (RC UAV)

http://www.aiaadbf.org
 References
1. Stinton, D., “The Anatomy of the Airplane,” AIAA, 1998.
2. Raymer, D., “Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach,”
5th ed, AIAA, 2012.
3. Loftin, L.K., “Subsonic Aircraft: Evolution and The
Matching of Size to Performance,” NASA RP 1060, 1980.
4. Jenkinson, L.R. and Marchman, J.F., “Aircraft Design
Projects for Engineering Students,” AIAA, 2003.