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Old 4th Mar 2005, 11:30
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enicalyth
 
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how to do it

Try http://www.aircraftenginedesign.com which is Jack Mattingly's website. I know you asked for specifics but it is much better to find out how to do things yourself. Unfortunately Jack gets some things wrong from time to time like all authors. Only by working at your craft can you pick up on stray blunders. Barnes McCormick is another good author except when he gets onto ideal cruise speeds.... in one of his exercises for a well-known brand of turboprop he recommends a cruise speed that would demand a lift coefficient of 0.905. Wow! Cruising with flaps!! Now what would that do to drag? It certainly wouldn't maximise L/D!! So by all means buy the books and do the freebie downloads but don't accept answers from them or anyone else uncritically. Too, too many people bang on about the craft without building up a really solid base ability of being able to do things for themselves and get it right. Thanks for the question, I've suggested tools for the job and wish you luck and happiness in achieving your goals.

References Aerodynamics, Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics
by Barnes McCormick ISBN: 0471575062

Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion by Jack D Mattingly ISBN: er, mislaid it in Bangkok...

Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion (2nd Edition)
by Philip Hill, Carl Peterson ISBN: er, left it at home
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