Peter Johnson wrote:

Hello Peter Cowan & Lexi Cameron, I have a couple of suggestions for you
regarding your search for formula you can use to compare aircraft basic
desgin parameters.

The first is "Equations & Criteria for Aircraft Performance Analysis and
Design", by Dennis Gilbert.  This is a 20 page quick process of what goes
into making an airplane perform the way it does.  If you were designing a
simple, convenetional airplane, such as Murphy Rebel for example, this book
will take you through the entire design process.  This book used to be
advertised in the back of the common magazines but I haven't seen it in
awhile.  If you can't find it, let me know and you can borrow mine.

The second is "Engineering for the Custom Aircraft Builder" by Raoul J.
Hoffman.  Again, this book is NOT graduate level, but it does describe what
influences different design/construction process's will have on aircraft
performance.  It is part of the EAA 'How-To' series and is available from
EAA.

The third is also from the EAA 'How-To' series, and it is called "Custom
Aircraft Design".  Similar to Hoffmans book but it is a compendium of
articles and expalantions from various authors.

Hoep this helps.
mailto:pjohnson@voyageur.ca

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