Fundamentals of Airplane Flight Mechanics

Download or read book Fundamentals of Airplane Flight Mechanics written by David G. Hull and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-20 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flight mechanics is the application of Newton's laws to the study of vehicle trajectories (performance), stability, and aerodynamic control. This volume details the derivation of analytical solutions of airplane flight mechanics problems associated with flight in a vertical plane. It covers trajectory analysis, stability, and control. In addition, the volume presents algorithms for calculating lift, drag, pitching moment, and stability derivatives. Throughout, a subsonic business jet is used as an example for the calculations presented in the book.