Performance and Stability of Aircraft
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0340631708 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is a book that students will like and buy. The Aeronautical Journal
It will be essential reading for all those embarking on degree level courses in aeronautical engineering and will be of interest to all with an interest in stability and dynamics, including those in commercial flying schools who require an insight into the performance of their aircraft. Initially it introduces the reader to the fundamental concepts underlying performance and stability, including lift characteristics and estimation of drag, before moving on to a more detailed analysis of performance in both level and climbing flight. The result is an approach dealing specifically with all aspects of performance, stability and control that fills a gap in the current literature. The student is helped to think in three dimensions throughout the book by the use of illustrative examples. Pitching motion is then described followed by a detailed di
Very specific, but a great work Claudio Bompadre As a reference on the specific subject of perfomance and stability of aircraft, this volume has neatly reached its purposes. The book is well structured and easy to read (the author's hope of a novel-like read is almost achieved, but sorry chaps, no happy ending, we have still to pass examinations), despite the maths being quite advanced. In fact equations are increasingly difficult, necessi. Good book, needs better editing I agree with the other reviewers that this book is riddled with errors. That makes it difficult to use on your own. In a classroom setting, however, it is easy to come to agreement on which parts of the posted solutions to problems are errors. Fortunately, my professor worked out a lot of the problems ahead of time and warned us of the errors.I definitely recommend covering this with durable. Errors! Dr. Zaius Beware! This text is riddled with errors, both in the main text and especially in the posted answers for the problems. This fact makes it crappy for learning how to solve the problems, as you won't be sure if you're doing them right.Other than that, the book is pretty straight forward and easy to use. It's an essential compliment to our Mechanics of Flight class lectures.
Centre for Aeronautics, City University, UK