Overview

Airplane Design Part V: Component Weight Estimation is the fifth book in a series of eight volumes on airplane design. The airplane design series has been internationally acclaimed as a practical reference that covers the methodology and decision making involved in the process of designing airplanes. Educators and industry practitioners across the globe rely on this compilation as both a textbook and a key reference. Airplane Design Part V: Component Weight Estimation familiarizes the reader with the following fundamentals: - Class I method for estimating airplane component weights - Class I method for estimating airplane moments of inertia - Class II methods for detailed airplane component and grouping weights - V-n diagram methods - Class II method for structure weight - Class II method for powerplant weight - Class II method for fixed equipment weight - Data and methods for center of gravity location of individual components - Class II method for airplane moments and products of inertia - Data base for airplane component weights - Data base for airplane non-dimensional radii of gyration