Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Selection, and Design

Francis J. Hale (Author)

9780471078852, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 18 April 1984

336 pages
23.3 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.581 kg

A self-contained in-depth treatment of aircraft performance, designed for a first course in aeronautical or aerospace engineering for undergraduate engineers. Provides an understanding of why conventional aircraft look and fly the way they do. This well written text covers turbofan and turboprop propulsion, subjects often avoided in other texts. New to the text is the treatment of wind effects on aircraft. Includes illustrative examples and references to practical piloting procedures and the significance of parameters.

Aircraft Forces and Subsystems.

Level Flight in the Vertical Plane: Turbojets.

Other Flight in the Vertical Plane: Turbojets.

Turning Flight in the Horizontal Plane: Turbojets.

Level Flight in the Vertical Plane: Piston-Props.

Other Flight: Piston-Props.

Turboprops, Turbofans, and Other Things.

Figures of Merit for Selection and Design.

Effects of Wind on Performance.

Stability and Control Considerations.

Some Design Examples.

Appendixes.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]