Role of the Aerodynamicist in a Concurrent Multi-Disciplinary Design Process

Abstract

As the affordability of new aircraft and missile systems becomes an essential element of new development programs, the time spent in the early design (conceptual and preliminary design) needs to be reduced. This paper will address the time and activities associated with the conceptual and preliminary design of an aircraft, the role of the aerodynamicist in this early design period and the tools that he uses. The question of how the design time can be shortened will be discussed and what the aerodynamicist can do about it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010502

Entities

People

  • Atherton Carty
  • Leland M. Nicolai

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contracts
  • Costs
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Landing Gear
  • Manufacturing
  • Models
  • Optimization
  • Stereolithography
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

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