Document Type: Textbook (Technical). Purpose: Training & Education. Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope: Second edition of a textbook written by Frederick K. Teichmann, Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics, College of Engineering, New York University. Teichmann was also "Sometimes Exchange lecturer -- University of Minnesota and member of I. Ae. S., S.P. E. E and A. S. M. E, and N. A. A."

Changes in second edition: added Chapter II, "Types of Airplanes" and Chapter XV, "Operating Control Systems." Updated and renumbered other chapters.

(from Introduction): "This book has been written to fill what appears to the author to be a gap in aeronautical literature, an introduction to the art of airplane design, with the needs of the student, the young engineer, the draftsman and the student working on his own especially in view. While aerodynamics, stress analysis and other aspects of airplane design have been covered many times, experience in dealing with senior aeronautical students has shown that such men experience considerable difficulty in coordinating their knowledge and efforts in approaching the difficult problem of actually beginning the design of a new machine, and carrying on the work systematically. From time to time notes have been prepared for student use and these have gradually evolved into the present work.

In view of the rapid growth and complexity of the subject, it is too much to hope that the entire field has been adequately covered; still teaching experience indicates that such a manual is helpful to instructors and students alike.

It is of course expected that the student shall supplement the present text by investigations of his own, by studying the latest designs at the airport, or from descriptions in the technical press or by study of the numerous research publications published by the Government Printing Office and the great engineering societies, even though an attempt has been made to make each chapter of the book as complete in itself as possible.."

Contents (from the Table of Contents): "Introduction I. Procedure in Design - Type - Power Plant - Payload and Crew - Performance Requirements - Procedure in Design - Airplane Design - Specifications - Specification for Twin-Engine, Six-Place Cabin Monoplane

II. Types of Airplanes - The Monoplane - The Biplane - Factors Affecting Choice - Airplane Data Sheets

III. Preliminary Weight Estimate - Estimated Weights - Calculated Weights - Actual Weights - Alternate Loads - Estimating the Gross Weight - Form for Preliminary Weight Estimate - Miscellaneous Weight Data - Weight Breakdown

IV. The Three-View - Steps in Assembling Data: Estimation of Wing Area; Aspect Ratio; Planform; Tail Surfaces; Landing Gear; Clearances; Center of Gravity Location - Recapitulation - Engineering Studies - Final Three-View

V. The Balance Diagram - The Fuselage and Its Contents - Locating Wing and Landing Gear - Supplementary Calculations - Ballast - Centers of Gravity of Individual Items

VI. The Pilot's Cockpit - General Requirements - Windshields - Seating - Exits - Parachutes - Controls - Instrument Board

VII. Instruments - Instrument Board - Location - Grouping - Variety of Instruments

VIII. The Passenger Cabin - Cabin Dimensions - Passenger Seats - Windows - Doors and Exits - Sleeping Accommodations - Lighting - Furnishings - Provision for Airsickness - Flooring - Toilets - Refreshments - Baggage Compartment

IX. Heating and Ventilating - Substratosphere Flight Requirements - Pressure Considerations - Pressure Cabin Equipment - Physical Conditions - Physiological and Psychological Considerations - Air Movement for Comfort - Air Inlets - Heat Sources - Air Requirements - Air Ducts - Boilers and Radiators - Calculations - Description of Typical Heating and Ventilating Systems - Weights - Structural Features of Supercharged Cabins

X. Soundproofing - Measure of Noise - Sources of Noise - Effect of Frequency on Soundproofing - Soundproofing Materials - Application of Materials - Miscellaneous

XI. The Power Plant - Engine Selection - Engine Mount - Firewall - Cowling - Exhaust Manifolds - Fuel Systems - Lubricating System - Engine Controls - Electrical Equipment - Instruments - Propellers - Felt

XII. Design of the Wing - Airfoil Construction - Airfoil Selection - Aspect Ratio Corrections - Mean Geometric Chord - Wing Planform - Dihedral - Angle of Incidence - Ailerons - Lift Increase Devices - Structure - Flutter Prevention

XIII. The Landing Gear - Wheel and Tire Size - Size of Tail Wheel - Tread - Wheel Position - Shock Absorbers - Retraction of Landing Gear

XIV. Tail Surfaces - Airfoil Sections - Aerodynamic Balance - Flutter Prevention - Horizontal Tail Surfaces - Vertical Tail Surfaces - Trailing Edge

XV. Operating Control Systems - Typical Systems - Pulleys - Cables - Fairleads - Stops - Differential Ailerons - Adjustable Stabilizer - Tab Controls - Flap Controls - Wing Flaps - Tabs - Hinges - Flap and Tab Control Loads - Hydraulic Systems

XVI. The Fuselage - Shape of Fuselage - Location of Frames - Location of Longitudinal Members - Sections for Structural Members - Floor - Baggage Compartments - Access Doors - Structural Details

XVII. Longitudinal Stability - Preliminary Calculations - Angle of Trim and Horizontal Tail Surface Setting - Formulae Required

XVIII. Preliminary Performance Calculations - Horsepower Required - Altitude Calculations - Parasite Resistance Data - The Engine - Propeller Selection - Alternative Method of Determining Propeller Diameter - Horsepower Available - Maximum Speed - Rate of Climb - Absolute and Service Ceilings - Range - Use of Operating Curves - Sea Level Curves

Appendix 1: Power Plant Accessories - Ratings and Weights of American Aircraft Engines - [Many other items listed with detailed data]

Appendix 2: Weights and Materials

Bibliography - General Design - Powerplant - Fuselage - Wing - Tail Surfaces - Landing Gear - Instruments

Index