Dr Jan Roskam Passed Away 9 Sep 2022 2

[WKTaylor]

Jan Roskam (February 22, 1930 – September 9, 2022)[2] was the Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas. He is the author of eleven books on airplane design and flight dynamics and over 160 papers on the topics of aircraft aerodynamics, performance, design and flight controls.[3] He founded the company DARcorporation with Willem Anemaat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Roskam

In memory of Dr Jan Roskam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBUsF5QQusw

I have most of his books on Airplane Design...
Part I: Preliminary Sizing of Airplanes (1985)
Part II: Preliminary Configuration Design and Integration of the Propulsion System (1985)
Part III: Layout Design of Cockpit, Fuselage, Wing and Empennage: Cutaways and Inboard Profiles (1986)
Part IV: Layout of Landing Gear and Systems (1986)
Part V: Component Weight Estimation (1985)
Part VI: Preliminary Calculation of Aerodynamic, Thrust and Power Characteristics (1987)
Part VII: Determination of Stability, Control and Performance Characteristics: FAR and Military Requirements (1986)
Part VIII: Airplane Cost Estimation: Design, Development, Manufacturing and Operating (1990)
Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automated Flight Controls I-II (1995)
Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance with Dr. Chuan-Tau Edward Lan (1997)
Roskam's Airplane War Stories: An Account of the Professional Life and Work of Dr. Jan Roskam, Airplane Designer and Teacher (2002)
Lessons Learned in Aircraft Design (2007)


Regards, Wil Taylor
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[moon161]

Sad, I have a fewe of his books from when I took A/C design in school.

 

[Sparweb]

I have a complete set of his design series books and a couple of others.
Most were a set owned by my previous boss, given to me when he retired, who couldn't help noticing how I pored over Roskam's books.

I also attended many of his free online aviation history courses given through Kansas University for years.