General Aviation Aircraft Design

Errata 10/29/2014

Note: References to sentences are denoted by Page number, section number, PxSy. Thus, Pg. 89, 4.2.6,
P1S2 means Section 4.2.6, paragraph 1, sentence 2. Paragraphs are always counted starting on the given
page, even if the section number begins on the previous page.
ID
Page
Number
Description Remarks
CHAPTER 2
1 Equation (2-5)
While this equation is fundamentally correct, it assumes the reader is
using the $92 per hour rate for engineering. If the reader knows the
actual rate the constant 2.0969 should be omitted and the equation
should be
ENG ENG ENG
R H C = . This will be clarified in the next
version of the book and both versions will be present.(IMPORTANT
NOTE: Second Edition is not yet planned and, if so, may not be published
until sometime after 2017.)
CHAPTER 4
1 Table 4-2 Column heading GA Aircraft should be Single-Prop GA Aircraft
2 Table 4-2
Cell Empty weight, lbf under the same column reads 800-3000. This
should be 800-6800
3 89 4.2.6, P1S2 piston engine should be piston engines
CHAPTER 5
1 109 5.2.5, P4S6 the remaining six plies should be the remaining plies
CHAPTER 6
1 143 Equation (6-27) The power 0.601 should be 0.501
2 144 Equation (6-41)
Variable definition W
AC
= Predicted weight of the AC and anti
installation should be W
AC
= Predicted weight of the AC and anti-
icing installation
CHAPTER 7
1 182 7.1, P1S4 gas turbines should be turboprops
2 182 7.1, P2S1 gas turbines should be turboprops
3 217 7.3.2, P2S2
The following is not an error, but rather a helpful clarification that will
be added in the next edition (IMPORTANT NOTE: Second Edition is not
yet planned and, if so, may not be published until sometime after 2017):
"However, the standard flow equations do not apply to the flow through
the radiator itself. In fact, both pressure and airspeed drop through the
radiator (whereas we would expect one to increase and the other to
decrease using conventional flow equations). In reality, the flow through
the radiator is highly turbulent, as it is being obstructed (slowed down),
and is absorbing thermal energy. For this reason, the flow condition at
the aft face must be estimated using empirical information provided by
the engine manufacturer. It should help in relating to what is happening
inside the radiator by noting that air is "trickling" through it, hopefully in
enough quantity to carry away the heat generated by the engine."
CHAPTER 8
1 239 8.1.3, P4S1 Flyer.) should be Flyer).
2 246 8.1.8, P10S4 airfoils lift should be wings lift
3 276 Figure 8-47
Caption is The effect of Reynolds Number should be The effect of
camber
4 282 Figure 8-55 Legend refers to Equation (8-61), should be (8-62)
CHAPTER 9
1 309 Table 9-2
Caption should read: "Sections Presenting Selected Geometric
Properties of the Wing"
2 315 9.3.1, P4S1
calculated per Equations (9-91) and (9-89) and. Should be
calculated per Equations (9-91) and (9-89).
3 323 Example 9-5 Second result in the example should be
C
= -1.5 and not -2.5.
4 347
Derivation of
Equation (9-53)
Reference to Equation (9-87) should be Equation (15-36).
5 361 Table 9-8
Gross weight for Partenavia P.68 should be 4327 (not 1960). C
Lmax 0

should be 2.03 (not 0.92), and C
Lmax 1
should be 1.56 (not 0.71).
CHAPTER 10
1 434 10.3.7, P3S4 new aircraft design. should be new aircraft designs.
2 443 Figure 10-55 Caption: spherical should be round
CHAPTER 11
1 471 11.2.5, P2S3 may deviated should be may deviate
2 503 Equation (11-41) Variable C
REF
should be c
REF
for consistency
3 507 Equation (11-43) Variable C
avg
should be c
avg
for consistency
4 508 Figure (11-59) Variable C
avg
should be c
avg
for consistency
5 509 Example 11-7
Variable S should be S
REF
for consistency. Variable C
REF
should be
c
REF
for consistency.
6 514 11.5.3, P1S1
Chapter 7, Geometry of lifting surfaces. Should be Section 9.2,
The Trapezoidal Wing Planform.
7 515 Example 11-9
Problem statement refers to V
VT
= 0.04, should be 0.02. Calculation
results: b
HT
= 9.21 ft, not 9.74 ft. c
avg
should be 2.30 ft, not 2.44 ft.
CHAPTER 13
1 551 Figure 13-2
Figure caption should read for a tricycle and taildragger
configuration
2 553 Equation (13-2) Equation term should be "tan", not "tan "
CHAPTER 14
1 624 Equation (14-42)
p
should be
p max

2 625 Equation (14-46)
p
should be
p max

3 625 Equation (14-47)
p
should be
p max

4 625 Equation (14-48)

p
should be
p max
and delete the left side of the equation (i.e. T(VH)
=)
5 640 14.6, P1S4 to at thin should be to a thin
CHAPTER 15
1 684 Example 15-3 S
ref
= 160 ft in part (b) should be S
ref
= 175 ft.
2 686 15.3.4, P3S2 as follow: should be as follows:
3 688 Example 15-4
20/145 in equation should be 4/145. 0.001204 in equation
should be 0.02759. 0.003125 in equation should be
0.07161.
4 704 Example 15-6
6.442 in equation for S
HT
should be 12.88. Result of 29.79 ft
is correct.
5 705 Example 15-6
L
3
= Length of nose section should be L
3
= Length of tail
section
6 713
15.4.7, unnumb-
ered equation for
CDBM
++ in two places should be +. One is in front of C
DfVT2
and the
other in front of C
DfVT3
.
7 726 Table 15-13
Equations for slotted flaps should be:

8 739 Table 15-16
References to examples should be: 15-7, 15-8, 15-9, 15-9, 15-15,
15-11, 15-12, 15-12, and 15-14
9 759 Table of vars Text for Xtr_lower says upper but should be lower
CHAPTER 16
1 781 Figure 16-11
Spelling error in one of the callouts. no ntersection should
be no intersection
CHAPTER 17
1 809
Example 17-8,
Solution P2S1
from 1 through 15. Should be from 1 through 14.
2 811
Example 17-8,
Solution P4
Columns 12 through 15 form... Should be Columns 12 through
14 form...
CHAPTER 18
1 822 18.1, P1S6 displaying the T-O should be displaying the climb
2 822 18.4, Table 18-1 Heading T-O Performance should be Climb Performance
3 827 Example 18-2 = 0.2682 radians should be = 0.2682 (delete the radians)
CHAPTER 19
1 852 19.2.1, P4S3 this in should be this is
2 887 19.3.1, P3S12 n = 2.1g before should be n = 2.7g before
3 889 Equation (19-45) Text above should be Turn radius:
CHAPTER 21
1 927
Derivation of
Equation (21-9)
Subheading should read: Derivation of Equations (21-8) and (21-
9)
CHAPTER 22
1 940 22.2.5, P1S1
Text above Equation (22-6) is flare distance, should be
approach distance
2 944 Table 22-5
Caption should be Landing Performance and not T-O
Performance Same error is also in the same caption on pg. 945.
CHAPTER 23
1 956 Derivation
Subheading should read: Derivation of Equations (23-6) through
(23-8)
2 960 Step 4 Section 26.4.2 should be Section 23.2.2
3 961 Example 23-3 Reference to Examples 22-1 and 22-3 should be 23-2 and 23-3.
4 975 23.4.7, P4S1
located stall strip. spanwise should be located stall strip;
spanwise
5 981 23.4.15, P2S1 edge of such aircraft. should be edge of small aircraft.