Flight Dynamics Principles: A Linear Systems Approach to Aircraft Stability and ControlThe study of flight dynamics requires a thorough understanding of the theory of the stability and control of aircraft, an appreciation of flight control systems and a grounding in the theory of automatic control. Flight Dynamics Principles is a student focused text and provides easy access to all three topics in an integrated modern systems context. Written for those coming to the subject for the first time, the book provides a secure foundation from which to move on to more advanced topics such as, non-linear flight dynamics, flight simulation, handling qualities and advanced flight control.
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Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Systems of Axes and Notation | 13 |
3 Static Equilibrium and Trim | 33 |
4 The Equations of Motion | 73 |
5 The Solution of the Equations of Motion | 109 |
6 Longitudinal Dynamics | 147 |
7 LateralDirectional Dynamics | 183 |
8 Manoeuvrability | 219 |
15 Coursework Studies | 487 |
AeroTrim A Symmetric Trim Calculator for Subsonic Flight Conditions | 507 |
Definitions of Aerodynamic Stability and Control Derivatives | 515 |
Aircraft Response Transfer Functions Referred to Aircraft Body Axes | 523 |
Units Conversions and Constants | 529 |
A Very Short Table of Laplace Transforms | 531 |
The Dynamics of a Linear Second Order System | 533 |
North American Aerodynamic Derivative Notation | 537 |
9 Stability | 243 |
10 Flying and Handling Qualities | 259 |
11 Command and Stability Augmentation | 293 |
12 Aerodynamic Modelling | 353 |
13 Aerodynamic Stability and Control Derivatives | 371 |
14 Flight in a Nonsteady Atmosphere | 441 |
Approximate Expressions for the Dimensionless Aerodynamic Stability and Control Derivatives | 539 |
Transformation of Aerodynamic Stability Derivatives from a Body Axes Reference to a Wind Axes Reference | 543 |
Transformation of the Moments and Products of Inertia from a Body Axes Reference to a Wind Axes Reference | 553 |
The Root Locus Plot | 557 |
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