KuTenk 2000 - SAER253901-Aircraft Performance

by Maido Saarlas 

2007 (296 pages)

ISBN:9780470044162

Presenting a group of tested and proven methods needed to determine the performance of an aircraft, this text allows readers to gain a thorough understanding of the performance issues involved in operating an aircraft in an efficient and economic manner.

Aircraft Performance

Preface

Chapter 1

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The General Performance Problem

Chapter 2

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Equations of Motion

Chapter 3

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The Basics

Chapter 4

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Climbing Flight

Chapter 5

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Range and Endurance

Chapter 6

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Nonsteady Flight in the Vertical Plane

Chapter 7

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Maneuvering Flight

Chapter 8

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Additional Topics

Appendix A

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Properties of Standard Atmosphere

Appendix B

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On the Drag Coefficient

Appendix C

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Selected Aircraft Data

Appendix D

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Thrust Data for Performance Calculations

Appendix E

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Some Useful Conversion Factors

Bibliography