Introduction to Flight Vehicles Introduction Components of an Aeroplane Basic Principles of Flight Flying Control Surfaces: Elevator, Ailerons and Rudder Pilot''s Controls: The Throttle, the Control Column and Yoke, the Rudder Pedals and the Toe Brakes Modes of Flight Power Plant Avionics, Instrumentation and Systems Geometry of Aerofoils and Wings Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Basic Principles Governing Aerodynamic Flows Introduction Continuity Principle Bernoulli''s Principle Laminar Flows and Boundary Layers Turbulent Flows Aerodynamics of Aerofoils and Wings Properties of Air in the Atmosphere International Standard Atmosphere (from ESDU 77021, 1986) Generation of Lift and Drag Aerodynamic Forces and Moments Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Mechanics of Equilibrium Flight Introduction Speeds of Equilibrium Flight Basic Aircraft Performance Conditions for Minimum Drag Stability in the Vicinity of the Minimum Drag Speed Range and Endurance Estimation Trim Stability of Equilibrium Flight Longitudinal Static Stability Manoeuvrability Lateral Stability and Stability Criteria Experimental Determination of Aircraft Stability Margins Summary of Equilibrium- and Stability-Related Equations Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Aircraft Non-Linear Dynamics: Equations of Motion Introduction Aircraft Dynamics Aircraft Motion in a D Plane Moments of Inertia Euler''s Equations and the Dynamics of Rigid Bodies Description of the Attitude or Orientation Aircraft Equations of Motion Motion-Induced Aerodynamic Forces and Moments Non-Linear Dynamics of Aircraft Motion and the Stability Axes Trimmed Equations of Motion Chapter Highlights Exercises References Small Perturbations and the Linearised, Decoupled Equations of Motion Introduction Small Perturbations and Linearisations Linearising the Aerodynamic Forces and Moments: Stability Derivative Concept Direct Formulation in the Stability Axis Decoupled Equations of Motion Decoupled Equations of Motion in terms of the Stability Axis Aerodynamic Derivatives Addition of Aerodynamic Controls and Throttle Non-Dimensional Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics Simplified State-Space Equations of Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics Simplified Concise Equations of Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics Chapter Highlights Exercises Reference Longitudinal and Lateral Linear Stability and Control Introduction Dynamic and Static Stability Modal Description of Aircraft Dynamics and the Stability of the Modes Aircraft Lift and Drag Estimation Estimating the Longitudinal Aerodynamic Derivatives Estimating the Lateral Aerodynamic Derivatives Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Aircraft Dynamic Response: Numerical Simulation and Non-Linear Phenomenon Introduction Longitudinal and Lateral Modal Equations Methods of Computing Aircraft Dynamic Response System Block Diagram Representation Atmospheric Disturbance: Deterministic Disturbances Principles of Random Atmospheric Disturbance Modelling Application to Atmospheric Turbulence Modelling Aircraft Non-Linear Dynamic Response Phenomenon Chapter Highlights Exercises References Aircraft Flight Control Automatic Flight Control Systems: An Introduction Functions of a Flight Control System Integrated Flight Control System Flight Control System Design Optimal Control of Flight Dynamics Application to the Design of Stability Augmentation Systems and Autopilots Performance Assessment of a Command or Control Augmentation System Linear Perturbation Dynamics Flight Control Law Design by Partial Dynamic Inversion Design of Controllers for Multi-Input Systems Decoupling Control and Its Application: Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics Decoupling Control Full Aircraft Six-DOF Flight Controller Design by Dynamic Inversion Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Piloted Simulation and Pilot Modelling Introduction Piloted Flight Simulation Principles of Human Pilot Physiological Modelling Human Physiological Control Mechanisms Spatial Awareness Chapter Highlights Exercises References Flight Dynamics of Elastic Aircraft Introduction Flight Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft Newton-Euler Equations of a Rigid Aircraft Lagrangian Formulation Vibration of Elastic Structures in a Fluid Medium Unsteady Aerodynamics of an Aerofoil Euler-Lagrange Formulation of Flexible Body Dynamics Application to an Aircraft with a Flexible Wing Vibrating in Bending and Torsion Kinetic and Potential Energies of the Whole Elastic Aircraft Euler-Lagrange Matrix Equations of a Flexible Body in Quasi-Coordinates Slender Elastic Aircraft Aircraft with a Flexible Flat Body Component Estimating the Aerodynamic Derivatives: Modified Strip Analysis Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Index mp;lt;/P> Aerodynamics of Aerofoils and Wings Properties of Air in the Atmosphere International Standard Atmosphere (from ESDU 77021, 1986) Generation of Lift and Drag Aerodynamic Forces and Moments Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Mechanics of Equilibrium Flight Introduction Speeds of Equilibrium Flight Basic Aircraft Performance Conditions for Minimum Drag Stability in the Vicinity of the Minimum Drag Speed Range and Endurance Estimation Trim Stability of Equilibrium Flight Longitudinal Static Stability Manoeuvrability Lateral Stability and Stability Criteria Experimental Determination of Aircraft Stability Margins Summary of Equilibrium- and Stability-Related Equations Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Aircraft Non-Linear Dynamics: Equations of Motion Introduction Aircraft Dynamics Aircraft Motion in a D Plane Moments of Inertia Euler''s Equations and the Dynamics of Rigid Bodies Description of the Attitude or Orientation Aircraft Equations of Motion Motion-Induced Aerodynamic Forces and Moments Non-Linear Dynamics of Aircraft Motion and the Stability Axes Trimmed Equations of Motion Chapter Highlights Exercises References Small Perturbations and the Linearised, Decoupled Equations of Motion Introduction Small Perturbations and Linearisations Linearising the Aerodynamic Forces and Moments: Stability Derivative Concept Direct Formulation in the Stability Axis Decoupled Equations of Motion Decoupled Equations of Motion in terms of the Stability Axis Aerodynamic Derivatives Addition of Aerodynamic Controls and Throttle Non-Dimensional Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics Simplified State-Space Equations of Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics Simplified Concise Equations of Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics Chapter Highlights Exercises Reference Longitudinal and Lateral Linear Stability and Control Introduction Dynamic and Static Stability Modal Description of Aircraft Dynamics and the Stability of the Modes Aircraft Lift and Drag Estimation Estimating the Longitudinal Aerodynamic Derivatives Estimating the Lateral Aerodynamic Derivatives Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Aircraft Dynamic Response: Numerical Simulation and Non-Linear Phenomenon Introduction Longitudinal and Lateral Modal Equations Methods of Computing Aircraft Dynamic Response System Block Diagram Representation Atmospheric Disturbance: Deterministic Disturbances Principles of Random Atmospheric Disturbance Modelling Application to Atmospheric Turbulence Modelling Aircraft Non-Linear Dynamic Response Phenomenon Chapter Highlights Exercises References Aircraft Flight Control Automatic Flight Control Systems: An Introduction Functions of a Flight Control System Integrated Flight Control System Flight Control System Design Optimal Control of Flight Dynamics Application to the Design of Stability Augmentation Systems and Autopilots Performance Assessment of a Command or Control Augmentation System Linear Perturbation Dynamics Flight Control Law Design by Partial Dynamic Inversion Design of Controllers for Multi-Input Systems Decoupling Control and Its Application: Longitudinal and Lateral Dynamics Decoupling Control Full Aircraft Six-DOF Flight Controller Design by Dynamic Inversion Chapter Highlights Exercises Answers to Selected Exercises References Piloted Simulation and Pilot Modellin.