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Flight theory and aerodynamics : a practical guide for operational safety /
"The pilot's guide to aeronautics and the complex forces of flight Flight Theory and Aerodynamics is the essential pilot's guide to the physics of flight, designed specifically for those with limited engineering experience. From the basics of forces and vectors to craft-specific appli...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons Inc.,
[2017]
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
- The Flight Environment
- Basic Quantities
- Forces
- Mass
- Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Moments
- Equilibrium Conditions
- Newton's Laws of Motion
- Linear Motion
- Rotational Motion
- Work
- Energy
- Power
- Friction
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 2. Atmosphere, Altitude, and Airspeed Measurement
- Properties of the Atmosphere
- ICAO Standard Atmosphere
- Altitude Measurement
- Continuity Equation
- Bernoulli's Equation
- Airspeed Measurement
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 3. Structures, Airfoils, and Aerodynamic Forces
- Aircraft Structures
- Airfoils
- Development of Forces on Airfoils
- Aerodynamic Force
- Aerodynamic Pitching Moments
- Aerodynamic Center
- Symbols
- Problems
- 4. Lift
- Introduction to Lift
- Angle of Attack Indicator
- Boundary Layer Theory
- Reynolds Number
- Adverse Pressure Gradient
- Airflow Separation
- Stall
- Aerodynamic Force Equations.
- Note continued: Lift Equation
- Airfoil Lift Characteristics
- High Coefficient of Lift Devices
- Lift During Flight Manuevers
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 5. Drag
- Drag Equation
- Induced Drag
- Ground Effect
- Laminar Flow Airfoils
- Parasite Drag
- Total Drag
- Lift to Drag Ratio
- Drag Reduction
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 6. Jet Aircraft Basic Performance
- Thrust-Producing Aircraft
- Principles of Propulsion
- Thrust-Available Turbojet Aircraft
- Specific Fuel Consumption
- Fuel Flow
- Thrust-Available
- Thrust-Required Curves
- Items of Aircraft Performance
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 7. Jet Aircraft Applied Performance
- Variations in the Thrust-Required Curve
- Variations of Aircraft Performance
- Equations
- Problems
- 8. Propeller Aircraft: Basic Performance
- Power Available
- Principles of Propulsion
- Power-Required Curves
- Items of Aircraft Performance
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems.
- Note continued: 9. Propeller Aircraft: Applied Performance
- Variations in the Power-Required Curve
- Variations in Aircraft Performance
- Equations
- Problems
- 10. Takeoff Performance
- Definitions Important to Takeoff Planning
- Aborted Takeoffs
- Linear Motion
- Factors Affecting Takeoff Performance
- Improper Liftoff
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 11. Landing Performance
- Prelanding Performance
- Improper Landing Performance
- Landing Deceleration, Velocity, and Distance
- Landing Equations
- Hazards of Hydroplaning
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 12. Slow-Speed Flight
- Stalls
- Region of Reversed Command
- Spins
- Low-Level Wind Shear
- Aircraft Performance in Low-Level Wind Shear
- Effect of Ice and Frost
- Wake Turbulence
- Problems
- 13. Maneuvering Performance
- General Turning Performance
- Equations
- Problems
- 14. Longitudinal Stability and Control
- Definitions
- Oscillatory Motion
- Airplane Reference Axes.
- Note continued: Static Longitudinal Stability
- Dynamic Longitudinal Stability
- Pitching Tendencies in a Stall
- Longitudinal Control
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 15. Directional and Lateral Stability and Control
- Directional Stability and Control
- Static Directional Stability
- Directional Control
- Multi-Engine Flight Principles
- Lateral Stability and Control
- Static Lateral Stability
- Lateral Control
- Dynamic Directional and Lateral Coupled Effects
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 16. High-Speed Flight
- The Speed of Sound
- High-Subsonic Flight
- Design Features for High-Subsonic Flight
- Transonic Flight
- Supersonic Flight
- Symbols
- Equations
- Problems
- 17. Rotary-Wing Flight Theory
- Momentum Theory of Lift
- Airfoil Selection
- Forces on Rotor System
- Thrust Development
- Hovering Flight
- Ground Effect
- Rotor Systems
- Dissymmetry of Lift in Forward Flight
- High Forward Speed Problems.
- Note continued: Helicopter Control
- Helicopter Power-Required Curves
- Power Settling, Settling with Power, and Vortex Ring State
- Autorotation
- Dynamic Rollover
- Problems.