Download or read book Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design written by Leland Malcolm Nicolai and published by AIAA Education. This book was released on 2010 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aircraft is only a transport mechanism for the payload, and all design decisions must consider payload first. Simply stated, the aircraft is a dust cover. "Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design, Volume 1: Aircraft Design" emphasizes that the science and art of the aircraft design process is a compromise and that there is no right answer; however, there is always a best answer based on existing requirements and available technologies.