Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics: Performance, Static Stability, Dynamic Stability, Classical Feedback Control, and State-Space Foundations (AIAA Education)

This PDF is a collection of screenshots, there is unfortunately no text. Suitable for use in undergraduate aeronautical engineering curricula, this title is written for those first encountering the topic by clearly explaining the concepts and derivations of equations involved in aircraft flight mechanics. It also features insights about the A-10 based upon the author's career experience with this aircraft. Chapter 1 - A Review of Aerodynamics 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 References Problems Chapter 2 - A Review of Basic Propulsion 2.1 2.2 2.3 References Problems Chapter 3 - Aircraft Performance 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 References Problems Chapter 4 - Aircraft Equations of Motion 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 References Problems Chapter 5 - Aircraft Static Stability 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 References Problems Chapter 6 - Linearizing Equations of Motion 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 References Problems Chapter 7 - Aircarft Dynamic Stability 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 References Problems Chapter 8 - Classical Feedback Control 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 References Problems Chapter 9 - Aircraft Stability and Control Augmentation 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 References Problems Chapter 10 - Bode, State Space, and Special Topics 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 References Problems Chapter 11 - A-10 Insights 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 References Appendix A - Conversions Appendix B - Properties of Std. Atmos. Appendix C - Airfoil Data Appendix D - T-38 Performance Data Appendix E - Selected Laplace Transforms Appendix F - Cramer's Rule Appendix G - Dev. of Long. & Lat. Directional Transfer Funcs. Appendix H - Stability Characteristics of Selected Aircraft Bibliography Index Supporting Materials "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 experiences with this 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"--from back cover 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. Outstanding for use in undergraduate aeronautical engineering curricula, this book is written for those first encountering the topic by clearly explaining the concepts and derivations of equations involved in aircraft flight mechanics.