Aircraft Design and Structures

  1. Aircraft Loads Analysis
    1. Sources of Loads
      1. Aerodynamic Loads
        1. Lift Forces
          1. Drag Forces
            1. Pressure Distributions
            2. Inertial Loads
              1. Acceleration Loads
                1. Deceleration Loads
                  1. Mass Distribution Effects
                  2. Propulsion System Loads
                    1. Thrust Loads
                      1. Engine Mount Loads
                      2. Ground Loads
                        1. Taxiing Loads
                          1. Landing Impact Loads
                        2. Flight Loads
                          1. Maneuvering Loads
                            1. V-n Diagram
                              1. Load Factor Limits
                                1. Gust Envelope
                                2. Pull-up Maneuvers
                                  1. Push-over Maneuvers
                                    1. Rolling Maneuvers
                                      1. Yawing Maneuvers
                                      2. Gust Loads
                                        1. Sharp-Edged Gusts
                                          1. Continuous Turbulence
                                            1. Regulatory Gust Criteria
                                            2. Pressurization Loads
                                              1. Cabin Pressure Differential
                                                1. Fuselage Hoop Stress
                                              2. Ground Loads
                                                1. Landing Impact
                                                  1. Vertical Loads
                                                    1. Horizontal Loads
                                                      1. Energy Absorption
                                                      2. Taxiing and Braking
                                                        1. Braking Forces
                                                          1. Turning Loads
                                                          2. Towing and Jacking
                                                            1. Ground Handling Loads
                                                              1. Jacking Point Loads
                                                            2. Load Paths and Structural Idealization
                                                              1. Load Distribution in Airframe
                                                                1. Primary Load Paths
                                                                  1. Secondary Load Paths
                                                                  2. Statically Determinate Structures
                                                                    1. Statically Indeterminate Structures
                                                                      1. Mass Lumping
                                                                        1. Point Mass Approximations
                                                                          1. Distributed Mass Models

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                                                                      5. Structural Analysis of Aircraft Components