Course syllabus

  1. Learning outcome
  2. Course syllabus

010093407-66 การออกแบบอากาศยาน (Aircraft Design)

Course Syllabus

Data entry : Asst.Prof. Dr.Boonchai Watjatrakul
1. Course number and name

010093407-66 การออกแบบอากาศยาน (Aircraft Design)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Asst.Prof. Dr.Boonchai Watjatrakul

4. Text book, title, author, and year

  1. John D. Anderson, Jr., “Aircraft Performance and Design,” 1st Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015
  2. Thomas C. Corke, “Design of Aircraft,” Prentice Hall, 2002.
  3. Lecture notes

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    This course is an introduction of aircraft design emphasizing on the conceptual design phase. The topics include design process, airworthiness, requirements, overall configuration and systems, initial design and sizing, aircraft performance, weight estimation, critical performance parameters, fuselage layout, wing design, high-lift devices, powerplant selection, tail design, weight and balance, landing gear layout, stability and controls, cost estimation, preliminary and detailed design processes. Aircraft Design Projects will be assigned to groups of students. Each group is required to develop an aircraft initial sizing program by making use of spreadsheet Excel program, perform trade-off study and create CAD models of the aircraft.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
    010093420-66 Flight Mechanics
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Required :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
    1. CLO1 Perform aircraft conceptual design according to the design requirements, constraints and airworthiness standards. (PI2: a, b, c, d)
    2. CLO2 Realize multidisciplinary interactions and constraints involving aerodynamics, flight performance, structure, propulsion, and stability and controls. (PI2: b, c)
    3. CLO3 Develop an aircraft design program for initial sizing, and perform trade-off studies. (PI2: c, d)
  2. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
    ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Performance indicator
    SO2 an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
    • PI-2.1 PI-2.1 desc
    • PI-2.2 PI-2.2 desc
    • PI-2.3 PI-2.3 desc
    • PI-2.4 PI-2.4 desc

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
Week Topic Details Activities
1 Aircraft Design Process and Requirements • Conceptual design preliminary design and detail Design • Conceptual design process • Design requirements
2 Case study: Design of a propeller-driven aircraft • Design of a propeller-driven airplane • Requirements, first weight estimation, and critical performance Parameters
3 Case study (continued) • Configuration layout: engine selection, wing, fuselage, tail, landing gear layout, stability and control • Better weight estimation • Performance analysis
4 Airworthiness Standard and Overall Configuration • Airworthiness, safety and environmental issues • Overall configuration and system consideration • Requirements of the Group Design Project Group Design Project
5 Aircraft Weight Estimation • Aircraft weight estimation: empty weight, payload weight, fuel weight and aircraft takeoff weight • Aircraft drag polar estimation, CL estimation Group Design Project
6 Aircraft Performance: W/S and T/W • Engine thrust estimation and variations • FAA/EASA performance regulations • Constraint diagram • Design thrust-to-weight and wing loading Group Design Project
7 Powerplant and Installation • Engine performance • Engine selection and installation Group Design Project
8 Wing Design • Airfoil selection, wing planform design • Wing drag polar Group Design Project
9 Fuselage Design • Design consideration, cabin layout • Fuselage drag estimation Group Design Project
10 High-Lift Device Design • LE and TE devices sizing • Lift and drag increments Group Design Project
11 Tail Unit Design • Aft tail and canard consideration • Horizontal tail and vertical tail sizing • Drag estimation Group Design Project
12 Component Weight Estimation, CG and Balance Diagram and Payload-Range Diagram • Component weight estimation • Balance diagram: most forward and aft cg positions • Payload-Range diagram Group Design Project
13 Landing Gear Layout • Landing gear types and selection • Landing gear layout and load • Wheel and tire selection Group Design Project
14 Performance Analysis and Stability and Control • Performance analysis • Static longitudinal, lateral and directional stabilities • Control surface Group Design Project
15 Cost Estimation and Tradeoff Study • Cost estimating relationships • Research, development, test and evaluation cost • Acquisition cost • Unit price • Trade-off study Group Design Project
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Group Design Project 15 Presentation I
Group Design Project 20 Presentation II
Group Design Project 15 Project Report
Final Exam 50 final examination
The grading table
Grading Rank
>= 80% A
74% - 79.99% B+
67% - 73.99% B
59% - 66.99% C+
51% - 58.99% C
46% - 50.99% D+
40% - 45.99% D
0% - 39.99% F

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