Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design by E Torenbeek

Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design by E Torenbeek

Since the education of aeronautical engineers at Delft University of Technology started in 1940 under tae inspiring leadership of Professor H.J. van der Maas, much emphasis has been placed on the design of aircraft as part of the student's curriculum. Not only is aircraft design an optional subject for thesis work, but every aeronautical student has to carry out a preliminary airplane design in the course of his study. The main purpose of this preliminary design work is to enable the student to synthesize the knowledge ob- tained separately in courses on aerodynamics, aircraft performances, stability and con- trol, aircraft structures, etc. The student's exercises in preliminary design have been directed through the years by a number of staff members of the Department of Aerospace Engineering in Delft. The author of this book, Mr. E. Torenbeek, has made a large contribution to this part of the study programme for many years. Not only has he acquired vast experience in teaching airplane design at university level, but he has also been deeply involved in design-oriented re- search, e.g. developing rational design methods and systematizing design information. I am very pleased that this wealth of experience, methods and data is now presented in this book.

Egbert Torenbeek, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Egbert Torenbeek is Professor Emeritus of Aircraft Design at Delft University of Technology.
He graduated as an engineer in 1961 at TU Delft and in 1964 he became responsible for teaching the Aircraft Preliminary Design course at the department of Aerospace Engineering. After a sabbatical at Lockheed Georgia Company, he became a senior lecturer and full professor of the Aircraft Design chair at TU Delft, initiating research and teaching in computer-assisted aircraft design.

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ISBN 13	9789024727247
ISBN 10	9024727243
Title	Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design
Author	E Torenbeek
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer
Year published	1982-09-30
Number of pages	598
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