Dynamics of Flight: Stability and Control

Designedtopreparestudentstobecomeaeronauticalengineerswhocanfacenewandchallengingsituations.Retainingthesamephilosophyasthetwoprecedingeditions,thisupdateemphasizesbasicprinciplesrootedinthephysicsofflight,essentialanalyticaltechniquesalongwithtypicalstabilityandcontrolrealities.ThiseditionfeaturesafullsetofexercisesandacompleteSolution'sManual.Inkeepingwithcurrentindustrypractice,flightequationsarepresentedindimensionalstate-vectorform.Thechapteronclosed-loopcontrolhasbeengreatlyexpandedwithdetailsonautomaticflightcontrolsystems.Usesarealjettransport(theBoeing747)formanynumericalandworked-outexamples.