Flight Vehicle Performance and Aerodynamic Control.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (380 pages)
- AIAA Education Series .
- AIAA Education Series .
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 Altitude -- Appendix B. Octane Ratings -- Appendix C. Description and Use of Program TRAJECT -- Glossary -- References -- Subject Index.
9781600860577
Airplanes -- Performance. Airplanes -- Control surfaces. Aerodynamics.