Egbert Torenbeek
Dutch aircraft designer
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Egbert Torenbeek's Degrees
- PhD Aerospace Engineering Delft University of Technology
- Masters Aerospace Engineering Delft University of Technology
Why Is Egbert Torenbeek Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Egbert Torenbeek is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Flight Performance & Propulsion at Delft University of Technology. He is known for his contributions to Aircraft Design, especially with his book "Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design" published in 1976. This standard work was also translated into Russian and Chinese. Professor Torenbeek received the 58th Ludwig Prandtl Ring "in recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of aircraft design in teaching, research and application" from the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Egbert Torenbeek's Published Works
Published Works
- Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design (1979) (619)
- Advanced Aircraft Design: Conceptual Design, Analysis and Optimization of Subsonic Civil Airplanes (2013) (130)
- Synthesis of subsonic airplane design: an introduction to the preliminary design, of subsonic general aviation and transport aircraft, with emphasis on layout, aerodynamic design, propulsion and performance (1976) (113)
- Development and application of a comprehensive, design-sensitive weight prediction method for wing structures of transport category aircraft (1992) (109)
- Cruise performance and range prediction reconsidered (1997) (57)
- Flight Physics: Essentials of Aeronautical Disciplines and Technology, with Historical Notes (2009) (54)
- The New Textbook ”Advanced Aircraft Design – Conceptual Design, Technology and Optimization of Subsonic Civil Airplanes“ (2013) (42)
- Optimum cruise performance of subsonic transport aircraft (1998) (23)
- Prediction of wing group weight for preliminary design (1971) (16)
- THE APPLICATION OF AI AND GEOMETRIC MODELLING TECHNIQUES IN CONCEPTUAL AIRCRAFT DESIGN (1998) (16)
- Generalized maximum specific range performance (1983) (15)
- Design for performance (1982) (14)
- Conceptual Design and Analysis of a Mach 1.6 Airliner (2004) (12)
- Aerodynamic Performance of Wing-Body Configurations and the Flying Wing (1991) (12)
- Fundamentals of conceptual design optimization of subsonic transport aircraft (1980) (12)
- The general arrangement (1982) (11)
- The initial calculation of range and mission fuel during conceptual design (1987) (10)
- Optimum wing area, aspect ratio and cruise altitude for long range transport aircraft (1994) (9)
- Design of a small supersonic oblique-wing transport aircraft (1989) (8)
- Unconventional aircraft concepts: Papers presented at a symposium organised by the Netherlands Association of Aeronautical Engineers (NVvL) and the Students Society 'Leonardo da Vinci"on April 24, 1987, at the Delft University of Technology (1987) (8)
- BLENDED WING BODY AND ALL-WING AIRLINERS (2007) (8)
- Innovative configurations and advanced concepts for future civil aircraft, June 6 - 10, 2005 (2005) (5)
- Teaching and learning conceptual design in the CAD era Generating problems and integrating solutions (1985) (4)
- General aspects of aircraft configuration development (1982) (4)
- Preliminary tailplane design (1982) (3)
- Unified Cruise Performance (2013) (3)
- Blended Wing Body Aircraft: A Historical Perspective (2016) (3)
- Essentials of Supersonic Commercial Aircraft Conceptual Design (2020) (3)
- The Wing Structure and Its Weight (2013) (3)
- Analysis of aerodynamic and operational characteristics (1982) (2)
- Airplane weight and balance (1982) (2)
- Aircraft design education in Europe (2000) (2)
- Quick estimation of wing structural weight for preliminary aircraft design (1972) (2)
- On the conceptual design of subsonic transport aircraft for cruising flight optimized for different merit functions (1985) (2)
- Aerodynamic Drag and Its Reduction (2013) (2)
- From Tube and Wing to Flying Wing (2013) (1)
- Early Conceptual Design (2013) (1)
- Aircraft Design Optimization (2013) (1)
- Appendix B: International Standard Atmosphere (2013) (1)
- Theory of Optimum Weight (2013) (1)
- The undercarriage layout (1982) (1)
- The propulsion of aircraft with laminar flow control (1968) (1)
- An introduction to wing design (1982) (1)
- Evaluation and presentation of a preliminary design (1982) (1)
- Design of the Well‐Tempered Aircraft (2013) (1)
- Appendix C: Abbreviations (2013) (0)
- Clean Sheet Design (2013) (0)
- The computation of characteristic areas and volumes of major aircraft components in project design (1973) (0)
- Derivation and results of an ADAS program for the Dutch Green Aircraft Pilot-Study (1996) (0)
- A computer program for the drag prediction of subsonic, turbine-powered aircraft in the en-route configuration (1983) (0)
- Elements of Aerodynamic Wing Design (2013) (0)
- Civil Transport Aircraft (2010) (0)
- Considerations of engine-out flight and aircraft size effects in transport design (1980) (0)
- An appreciation of subsonic engine technology (1982) (0)
- Propulsion and Engine Technology (2013) (0)
- Appendix A: Volumes, Surface and Wetted Areas (2013) (0)
- Matching Engines and Airframe (2013) (0)
- Choice of the engine and propeller and installation of the powerplant (1982) (0)
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