Conceptual aircraft design : an industrial approach / Professor Ajoy Kumar Kundu, Queen's University Belfast, UK, Professor Mark A Price, Queen's University Belfast, UK, Mr David Riordan, Bombardier Aerospace.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to aircraft design with an industrial perspective - Includes worked out design examples for several different classes of aircraft, including Learjet 45, Tucano Turboprop Trainer, BAe Hawk, Airbus A320 - Includes a chapter on electric aircraft design - Includes a full range of industry standard aircraft sizing analyses - Considers performance substantiation and compliance to certification requirements and market specifications of take-off/landing field lengths, initial climb/high speed cruise, turning capability and payload/range - Discusses the military requirements covering some aspects of combat Market description: Primary: Senior undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace engineering. Secondary: Engineers in aerospace industry"-- Provided by publisher.