Introduction to aircraft flight mechanics: performance, static stability, dynamic stability, classical feedback control, and state-space foundations

Based on 25 Years of Aircraft Flight Mechanics Teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics, Second Edition revises and expands this acclaimed, widely adopted textbook. Outstanding for use in undergraduate aeronautical engineering curricula, it is written for those first encountering the topic by clearly explaining the concepts and derivations of equations involved in aircraft flight mechanics. It begins with a review of basic aerodynamics and propulsion and continues through aircraft performance, equations of motion, static stability, linearizing equations of motion, dynamic stability, classical feedback control, stability and control augmentation, Bode, state space, and special topics. The second edition also features insights about the A-10 based upon the author’s career experience with this aircraft. Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - A Review of Basic Aerodynamics Chapter 2 - A Review of Basic Propulsion Chapter 3 - Aircraft Performance Chapter 4 - Aircraft Equations of Motion Chapter 5 - Aircraft Static Stability Chapter 6 - Linearizing the Equations of Motion Chapter 7 - Aircraft Dynamic Stability Chapter 8 - Classical Feedback Control Chapter 9 - Aircraft Stability and Control Augmentation Chapter 10 – Bode, State Space, and Special Topics Chapter 11 - A-10 Insights Appendix A - Conversions Appendix B - Properties of the U.S. Standard Atmosphere Appendix C - Airfoil Data Appendix D - T-38 Performance Data Appendix E - Selected Laplace Transforms Appendix F - Cramer's Rule Appendix G - Development of Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Transfer Functions Appendix H - Stability Characteristics of Selected Aircraft Past winner of the AIAA Summerfield Book Award, this text contributes greatly to learning the fundamental principles of flight mechanics that are a crucial foundation of any aeronautical engineering curricula. It contains both real world applications and problems. A solutions manual is available to instructors by contacting AIAA.

• ISBN: 978-1-62410-254-7
• Editorial: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 700
• Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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