Designing Ranged Sets of Top-Level Design Specifications for a Family of Aircraft: An Application of Design Capability Indices

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• Timothy W. Simpson - Georgia Institute of Technology
• Janet K. Allen - Georgia Institute of Technology
• Farrokh Mistree - Georgia Institute of Technology
• Wei Chen

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• Business and general aviation aircraft

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