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Configuration Layout Considerations topics include: Aerodynamic and structural considerations, configuration layout considerations like radar, infrared and visual detectability, aural signature, vulnerability considerations, crashworthiness considerations, producibility and maintainability considerations.
Aircraft design configuration layout considerations include: Landing gear: The number of wheels, tire sizes, pressures, shock absorber types, landing gear layout, retraction kinematics, and bay. The landing gear provides a suspension system during taxi, take-off, and landing. It absorbs and dissipates the kinetic energy of landing impact to reduce the impact loads transmitted to the airframe. Structural considerations: Locating opposite forces near each other can improve structural considerations. Field requirements: The length of the runway and any maneuvering and/or acceleration requirements. Safety-related requirements: For commercial aircraft, this means satisfying the Federal Air Regulations (FARs) and JARs for Europe.
Other considerations for aircraft design include: Basic principles: Estimation of weights, determination of flight envelope, structural loads, aerodynamics, controls, and propulsion Major design aspects: Susceptibility, vulnerability, reliability, maintainability, and operational cost
The aircraft design process is typically divided into three phases: conceptual design, preliminary design, and detail design.
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