Introduction and Outline of an Airplane Design Report
Preliminary design
The preliminary design of a commercial aircraft is a feasibility study aimed at determining whether or not a conceptual aircraft is worthy of detailed design study. Only six statements are needed to define the mission specification and initiate a preliminary design study for a civil aircraft: type (private, business, or commercial), powerplant (reciprocating, turboprop, or turbofan), passenger capacity, cruise speed, cruise altitude, and maximum range in cruise. The information sought in a preliminary design study is described in the following list:
1. market survey: an assessment of the competing aircraft that have characteristics similar to those of the concept aircraft, ...
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