September 2020 - Introduction to Aircraft Design
Unlock the Skies: Master the Art and Science of Aircraft Design with NPTEL IIT Bombay!
What you'll learn
- Understand the overall process and different phases involved in aircraft design.
- Analyze the importance of cost and economic considerations in the aircraft design process.
- Apply knowledge of different aircraft configurations and their specific design considerations.
- Evaluate the environmental impact and sustainability challenges in aircraft design.
This course includes
- 26.5 hours of video
- Certificate of completion
- Access on mobile and TV
Course content
1 modules • 87 lessons • 26.5 hours of video
Aircraft Design Mastery: From Basics to Advanced Concepts
87 lessons
• 26.5 hours
Aircraft Design Mastery: From Basics to Advanced Concepts
- Course Introducion - Introduction to Aircraft Design 07:02
- Lecture 1 : What is Aircraft Design 14:21
- Lecture 2 : Phases in Aircraft Design 14:04
- Lecture 3 : Design Stages 05:19
- Lecture 4 : Aircraft Design Process 09:43
- Lecture 5 : Importance of Cost in Aircraft Design 11:05
- Lecture 6 : The Design Spiral 08:17
- Lecture 7 : Basic Laws of Aircraft Design 05:01
- Lecture 8 : Requirements Capture 05:21
- Lecture 9 : Quality Function Deployment 13:06
- Lecture 10 : House of Quality Chart 08:31
- Lecture 11 : Example of HoQ for HALE UAV 28:24
- Lecture 12 : Illustration of HOQ-GA aircraft 16:06
- Lecture 13 : Airliners 07:08
- Lecture 14 : Key Issues in Design of Airliners 15:22
- Lecture 15 : Design Considerations- Future Airliners 11:45
- Lecture 16 : Supersonic Transport Aircraft 15:36
- Lecture 17 : Airliner and Supersonic Aircraft, some additional concepts 37:16
- Lecture 18 : Design Considerations- Cargo Aircraft 23:17
- Lecture 19 : Design Considerations- GA Aircraft 05:05
- Lecture 20 : Types of Military Aircraft 15:22
- Lecture 21: Cargo, GA and Military Aircraft, Some additional concepts 59:38
- Lecture 22 : Aircraft Configuration Design 13:21
- Lecture 23 : Podded Engines on Wings 05:33
- Lecture 24 : Wing Sweep 12:32
- Lecture 25 : Canards and Flying Wing 05:16
- Lecture 26 : Three Surface Aircraft 09:04
- Lecture 27 : Winglets 03:08
- Lecture 28 : Thrust Vectoring 02:59
- Lecture 29 : Few Novel Concepts_01 07:29
- Lecture 30 : Aircraft Configuration Design- Closing Remarks 03:09
- Lecture 31 : Choices in Aircraft Layout 20:42
- Lecture 32 : Wing Geometry Definitions 12:27
- Lecture 33 : Options for Wing layout 18:47
- Lecture 34 : Propulsion System Layout 07:50
- Lecture 35 : Tail Plane Layout 15:40
- Lecture 36 : Landing Gear Layout- Part-01 15:19
- Lecture 37 : Landing Gear Layout- Part- 02 15:00
- Lecture 38 : Landing Gear of some Famous Aircraft 06:54
- Lecture 39 : Tutorial on OpenVSP 16:27
- Lecture 40 : Initial Sizing in Aircraft Design 10:58
- Lecture 41 : Take-off weight build up 11:08
- Lecture 42 : Estimation of Empty Weight Fraction 08:44
- Lecture 43 : Estimation of Mission Segment Weights 11:58
- Lecture 44 : Estimation of Fuel Weight Fractions 10:51
- Lecture 45 : Estimation of maximum L/D 11:19
- Lecture 46 : Estimation of engine parameters 04:27
- Lecture 47 : Estimation of Design gross weight 05:39
- Lecture 48 : Tutorial on Initial Sizing of Transport Aircraft 41:42
- Lecture 49 : Tutorial on Initial Sizing of Military Aircraft 35:51
- Lecture 50 : Subsonic Parasite Drag Estimation 07:36
- Lecture 51 : Component Buildup Method 20:34
- Lecture 52 : Drag Estimation of Military Aircraft 19:32
- Lecture 53 : Tutorial on Drag Polar Estimation of Military Aircraft 31:42
- Lecture 54 : Estimation of Lift Coefficient 08:10
- Lecture 55 : Estimation of Maximum Lift Coefficient 05:49
- Lecture 56 : Flaps as High Lift Devices 06:56
- Lecture 57 : Tutorial on Lift Coefficient Estimation of Transport Aircraft 29:33
- Lecture 58 : Tutorial on Lift Coefficient Estimation of Military Aircraft 29:08
- Lecture 59 : Constraint Analysis- Introductory Remarks 06:49
- Lecture 60 : Constraint Analysis- Transport Aircraft- Part-01 18:23
- Lecture 61 : Constraint Analysis- Transport Aircraft- Part-02 23:49
- Lecture 62 : Tutorial on Constraint Analysis of Transport Aicraft- Part 01 32:37
- Lecture 63 : Tutorial on Constraint Analysis of Transport Aicraft- Part 02 34:30
- Lecture 64 : Constraint Analysis- Military Aircraft 17:54
- Lecture 65 : Tutorial on Constraint Analysis of Military Aicraft- Part 01 27:25
- Lecture 66 : Tutorial on Constraint Analysis of Military Aicraft- Part 02 30:58
- Lecture 67 : Refined Sizing 26:59
- Lecture 68 : Tutorial on Refined Sizing of Jet Fighter Aircraft 47:51
- Lecture 69 : Cost Estimation in Aircraft Conceptual Design 12:22
- Lecture 70 : Aircraft Life Cycle Cost Estimation 15:23
- Lecture 71 : Tutorial on RDT&E and Production Cost Estimation of Transport Aircraft 25:12
- Lecture 72 : Tutorial on DT&E and Production Cost Estimation of HALE UAV 32:43
- Lecture 73 : Estimation of Direct Operating Cost 17:11
- Lecture 74 : Fighter Aircraft Life Cycle Cost Estimation Model 26:47
- Lecture 75 : Range Payload Diagram- Part-01 16:14
- Lecture 76: Range Payload Diagram- Part-02 17:48
- Lecture 77 : Tutorial on Range Payload Diagram of Transport Aircraft 47:27
- Lecture 78 : Environmental issues in Aircraft Design 43:38
- Lecture 79 : Limit Manoeuvre Envelope 16:14
- Lecture 80 : Effect of Gust 07:47
- Lecture 81 : Aircraft Loads 17:55
- Lecture 82 : Tutorial on V-n Diagram of Transport Aircraft 33:27
- Lecture 83 : High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Aircraft 40:51
- Lecture 84 : Morphing of Aircraft Configurations 43:08
- Lecture 85 : Guest Lecture on Air Power & Multi-role Fighter Aircraft-Part 01 51:17
- Lecture 86 : Guest Lecture on Air Power & Multi-role Fighter Aircraft-Part 02 33:34
