Aircraft Design- I
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Aircraft Design- I Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Aircraft Design- I (subject code 2170101) as prescribed for Aero · Semester 7 divides the course into 7 units, covering 27 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2170101)Unit 1 Introduction of conceptual design of a flight vehicle design
- Aircraft purpose
- cruise & Maximum Speed
- take off and landing distance
- design process
- conceptual design. 8 16.66
Unit 2 Preliminary estimate of take-off weight
- Fuel fraction estimate
- total takeoff weight
- spread sheet of take off weight estimate. 3 6.25
Unit 3 Wing loading and Thrust/ Weight selection
- Wing loading effect on takeoff
- flight ceiling & glide rate. 5 10.41
Unit 4 Fuselage design
- Volume considerations
- Aerodynamic considerations
- drag estimation. 4 8.33
Unit 5 Horizontal and Vertical Tail design
- Tail arrangement
- horizontal and vertical tail sizing
- tail plan form shape
- Airfoil section type
- tail placement. 6 12.5
Unit 6 Engine selection
- Propulsion selection
- No’s of engines
- Engine ratings
- turbojet engine sizing
- propulsion system. 5 10.41
Unit 8 Structural design and material selection
- Material selection
- structural loads
- internal structure design
- material selection. 5 10.41
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