Flight vehicle performance and aerodynamic control /

Annotation "Flight Vehicle Performance and Aerodynamic Control is designed to serve as a text for either an 11-week or a 16-week course at the sophomore level. It explains typical methods used to estimate aircraft performance, the theoretical basis of these methods, and how various parameters d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smetana, Frederick O., 1928-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ©2001.
Series:AIAA education series.
Subjects:
Airplanes > Performance.
Airplanes > Control surfaces.
Aerodynamics.
Avions > Performances.
Avions > Gouvernes.
Aérodynamique.
aerodynamics.
Aerodynamics
Airplanes > Control surfaces
Airplanes > Performance
Flugzeugaerodynamik
Regelung
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Why Another Performance Book?
  • The Included Software
  • Chapter 1. Basic Nomenclature
  • Chapter 2. The Atmosphere
  • Chapter 3. Characteristics of Power Plants
  • Chapter 4. Flight Vehicle Lift-Drag Characteristics
  • Chapter 5. Equations of Motion
  • Chapter 6. Determination of Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Chapter 7. Flight Vehicle Performance
  • Chapter 8. Aerodynamic Control Forces and Static Stability
  • Chapter 9. Flight Vehicle Aerodynamic Control
  • Appendix A. Pressure, Density, and Temperature Variations with AltitudeAppendix B. Octane Ratings
  • Appendix C. Description and Use of Program TRAJECT
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Subject Index

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