Distributed propulsion technology / Amir S. Gohardani, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY; DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Biography; Chapter 1: Challenges of Future Aircraft Propulsion: A Review of Distributed Propulsion Technology and its Potential Application for the All-Electric Commercial Aircraft; Abstract; Nomenclature; Introduction; Historical Review of Distributed Propulsion Technology; A Few Conceptual Milestones of Distributed Propulsion Technology; A Few Milestones of Aircraft Employing Distributed Propulsion Technology.

Historical Trends of Distributed Propulsion Technology for Selected Commercial AircraftYear of First Flight; Historical Evolution of Flight Cruise Speed; Historical Evolution of MTOW and OWE; Historical Evolution of Aircraft Range; Historical Evolution of Propulsive Power; Commercial Aircraft Payload and Weight Considerations for Distributed Propulsion Technology; Data Reliability for Commercial Aircraft Employing Distributed Propulsion Technology; A Glimpse of Past Research Endeavors in Distributed Propulsion Technology; The Electric Aircraft; Selected Milestones of the All Electric Aircraft.

The More Electric Aircraft and Related SystemsElectric Motors for Airborne Applications; A Proposed Framework for Future Commercial Aircraft Employing Distributed Propulsion Technology; Aircraft Characteristics; Aircraft Propulsion System; Aircraft Operations; A Few Challenges for an All Electric Future Commercial Aircraft Employing Distributed Propulsion Technology; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: A Synergistic Glance at the Prospects of Distributed Propulsion Technology and the Electric Aircraft Concept for Future Unmanned Air Vehicles and Commercial/Military Aviation; Abstract.

NomenclatureIntroduction; Selected Historical Traces of Distributed Components and Technologies in Aeronautics; Distributed Wings; Distributed Fuselages; Distributed Landing Wheels; Distributed Flow Control Technology; Distributed Propulsion Technology; Historical Review of Distributed Propulsion Technology; Selected Milestones of Distributed Propulsion Technology in Unmanned Air Vehicles; A Few Historical Milestones of Distributed Propulsion Arrangements in Military Aircraft; Year of First Flight; Historical Evolution of Flight Cruise Speed; Historical Evolution of MTOW and OWE.

Historical Evolution of Aircraft RangeHistorical Evolution of Propulsive Power; Military Aircraft Payload and Weight Consideration for Distributed Propulsion Technology; An Alternative Viewpoint in Comparison of Selected Aircraft Parameters for Commercial and Military Aircraft Employing Distributed Propulsion Technology; Comparison of Selected Aircraft Parameters for Commercial and Military Aircraft Employing Distributed Propulsion Technology; Comparison of Annual Number of Commercial and Military Aircraft Employing Distributed Propulsion Technology.

Distributed propulsion technology is one of the revolutionary candidates for future aircraft propulsion. In this book, which serves as the very first reference book on distributed propulsion technology, the potential role of distributed propulsion technology in future aviation is investigated. Following a historical journey that revisits distributed propulsion technology in unmanned air vehicles, commercial aircrafts, and military aircrafts, features of this specific technology are highlighted in synergy with an electric aircraft concept and a first-of-its-kind comparison between commercial an.

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