Aircraft Systems Engineering Lecture Notes

Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials

This PDF covers the following topics related to Aircraft Structures and Materials : Material physics and properties, Environment and durability, Material types, Manufacturing, Aircraft and spacecraft structures, Aircraft and spacecraft loads, Translating loads to stresses, Considering strength and stiffness, Design and certification, Fatigue and durability, Structural joints.

Author(s): Alderliesten, Rene, Delft University of Technology

269 Pages

Composite Materials for Aircraft Structures

This PDF covers the following topics related to Aircraft Structures and Materials : Introduction, Overview, CADEC: Introduction, Micromechanics, Ply Mechanics, Shorthand Laminate Orientation Code, Macromechanics, Failure Theories, Concluding Remarks.

Author(s): Jared W Nelson, Montana State University

62 Pages

Introduction to aircraft components

There are thousands of designs and ideas about aircraft which have been developed through aviation history. Despite this some main components became permanent in every aircraft design. As fix-wing aircrafts are the most common aircrafts they will be the most studied. Topics covered includes: Fixed-wing aircraft components, Control surfaces, Powerplant and propulsion devices, Landing gear, Cockpit, Navigation lights, Rotary-wing aircraft components.

Author(s): Wikiversity.org

NA Pages

Aircraft Systems Engineering Lecture Notes

This note adopts a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering, cost and weight estimation, basic aircraft performance, safety and reliability, lifecycle topics, aircraft subsystems, risk analysis and management; and system realization.

Author(s): Prof. Earll Murman, Prof. John Hansman, Prof. Robert Liebeck and Allen Haggerty

NA Pages