| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Series |
Aerospace series |
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Aerospace series (Chichester, England)
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| Contents |
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Series Preface -- Road Map of the Book -- Acknowledgements -- Nomenclature -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Brief Historical Background -- 1.2.1 Flight in Mythology -- 1.2.2 Fifteenth to Nineteenth Centuries -- 1.2.3 From 1900 to World War I (1914) -- 1.2.4 World War I (1914-1918) -- 1.2.5 The Inter-War Period: the Golden Age (1918-1939) -- 1.2.6 World War II (1939-1945) -- 1.2.7 Post World War II -- 1.3 Current Aircraft Design Status -- 1.3.1 Current Civil Aircraft Trends -- 1.3.2 Current Military Aircraft Trends -- 1.4 Future Trends -- 1.4.1 Trends in Civil Aircraft -- 1.4.2 Trends in Military Aircraft -- 1.4.3 Forces and Drivers -- 1.5 Airworthiness Requirements -- 1.6 Current Aircraft Performance Analyses Levels -- 1.7 Market Survey -- 1.8 Typical Design Process -- 1.8.1 Four Phases of Aircraft Design -- 1.9 Classroom Learning Process -- 1.10 Cost Implications -- 1.11 Units and Dimensions -- 1.12 Use of Semi empirical Relations and Graphs -- 1.13 How Do Aircraft Fly? -- 1.13.1 Classification of Flight Mechanics -- 1.14 Anatomy of Aircraft -- 1.14.1 Comparison between Civil and Military Design Requirements -- 1.15 Aircraft Motion and Forces -- 1.15.1 Motion -- Kinematics -- 1.15.2 Forces -- Kinetics -- 1.15.3 Aerodynamic Parameters -- Lift, Drag and Pitching Moment -- 1.15.4 Basic Controls -- Sign Convention -- References -- Chapter 2 Aerodynamic and Aircraft Design Considerations -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Introduction -- 2.3 Atmosphere -- 2.3.1 Hydrostatic Equations and Standard Atmosphere -- 2.3.2 Non-standard/Off-standard Atmosphere -- 2.3.3 Altitude Definitions -- Density Altitude (Off standard) -- 2.3.4 Humidity Effects -- 2.3.5 Greenhouse Gases Effect -- 2.4 Airflow Behaviour: Laminar and Turbulent -- 2.4.1 Flow Past an Aerofoil -- 2.5 Aerofoil -- 2.5.1 Subsonic Aerofoil |
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2.5.2 Supersonic Aerofoil -- 2.6 Generation of Lift -- 2.6.1 Centre of Pressure and Aerodynamic Centre -- 2.6.2 Relation between Centre of Pressure and Aerodynamic Centre -- 2.7 Types of Stall -- 2.7.1 Buffet -- 2.8 Comparison of Three NACA Aerofoils -- 2.9 High-Lift Devices -- 2.10 Transonic Effects -- Area Rule -- 2.10.1 Compressibility Correction -- 2.11 Wing Aerodynamics -- 2.11.1 Induced Drag and Total Aircraft Drag -- 2.12 Aspect Ratio Correction of 2D-Aerofoil Characteristics for 3D-Finite Wing -- 2.13 Wing Definitions -- 2.13.1 Planform Area, SW -- 2.13.2 Wing Aspect Ratio -- 2.13.3 Wing-Sweep Angle -- 2.13.4 Wing Root (croot) and Tip (ctip) Chords -- 2.13.5 Wing-Taper Ratio, n -- 2.13.6 Wing Twist -- 2.13.7 High/Low Wing -- 2.13.8 Dihedral/Anhedral Angles -- 2.14 Mean Aerodynamic Chord -- 2.15 Compressibility Effect: Wing Sweep -- 2.16 Wing-Stall Pattern and Wing Twist -- 2.17 Influence of Wing Area and Span on Aerodynamics -- 2.17.1 The Square-Cube Law -- 2.17.2 Aircraft Wetted Area (AW) versus Wing Planform Area (SW) -- 2.17.3 Additional Wing Surface Vortex Lift -- Strake/Canard -- 2.17.4 Additional Surfaces on Wing -- Flaps/Slats and High Lift Devices -- 2.17.5 Other Additional Surfaces on Wing -- 2.18 Empennage -- 2.18.1 Tail-arm -- 2.18.2 Horizontal Tail (H-Tail) -- 2.18.3 Vertical Tail (V-Tail) -- 2.18.4 Tail-Volume Coefficients -- 2.19 Fuselage -- 2.19.1 Fuselage Axis/Zero-Reference Plane -- 2.19.2 Fuselage Length, Lfus -- 2.19.3 Fineness Ratio, FR -- 2.19.4 Fuselage Upsweep Angle -- 2.19.5 Fuselage Closure Angle -- 2.19.6 Front Fuselage Closure Length, Lf -- 2.19.7 Aft Fuselage Closure Length, La -- 2.19.8 Mid-Fuselage Constant Cross-Section Length, Lm -- 2.19.9 Fuselage Height, H -- 2.19.10 Fuselage Width, W -- 2.19.11 Average Diameter, Dave -- 2.20 Nacelle and Intake |
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2.20.1 Large Commercial/Military Logistic and Old Bombers Nacelle Group -- 2.20.2 Small Civil Aircraft Nacelle Position -- 2.20.3 Intake/Nacelle Group (Military Aircraft) -- 2.20.4 Futuristic Aircraft Nacelle Positions -- 2.21 Speed Brakes and Dive Brakes -- References -- Chapter 3 Air Data Measuring Instruments, Systems and Parameters -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Introduction -- 3.3 Aircraft Speed -- 3.3.1 Definitions Related to Aircraft Velocity -- 3.3.2 Theory Related to Computing Aircraft Velocity -- 3.3.3 Aircraft Speed in Flight Deck Instruments -- 3.3.4 Atmosphere with Wind Speed (Non-zero Wind) -- 3.3.5 Calibrated Airspeed -- 3.3.6 Compressibility Correction (EVc) -- 3.3.7 Other Position Error Corrections -- 3.4 Air Data Instruments -- 3.4.1 Altitude Measurement -- Altimeter -- 3.4.2 Airspeed Measuring Instrument -- Pitot-Static Tube -- 3.4.3 Angle-of-Attack Probe -- 3.4.4 Vertical Speed Indicator -- 3.4.5 Temperature Measurement -- 3.4.6 Turn-Slip Indicator -- 3.5 Aircraft Flight-Deck (Cockpit) Layout -- 3.5.1 Multifunctional Displays and Electronic Flight Information Systems -- 3.5.2 Combat Aircraft Flight Deck -- 3.5.3 Head-Up Display (HUD) -- 3.6 Aircraft Mass (Weights) and Centre of Gravity -- 3.6.1 Aircraft Mass (Weights) Breakdown -- 3.6.2 Desirable CG Position -- 3.6.3 Weights Summary -- Civil Aircraft -- 3.6.4 CG Determination -- Civil Aircraft -- 3.6.5 Bizjet Aircraft CG Location -- Classroom Example -- 3.6.6 Weights Summary -- Military Aircraft -- 3.6.7 CG Determination -- Military Aircraft -- 3.6.8 Classroom Worked Example -- Military AJT CG Location -- 3.7 Noise Emissions -- 3.7.1 Airworthiness Requirements -- 3.7.2 Summary -- 3.8 Engine-Exhaust Emissions -- 3.9 Aircraft Systems -- 3.9.1 Aircraft Control System -- 3.9.2 ECS: Cabin Pressurization and Air Conditioning -- 3.9.3 Oxygen Supply |
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8.3 Uninstalled Turbofan Engine Performance Data -- Civil Aircraft |
| Notes |
Date of publication from resource description page (Safari, viewed January 11, 2017) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title page (viewed January 11, 2017) |
| Subject |
Airplanes -- Performance.
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Airplanes -- Performance
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Price, Mark (Aerospace engineer), author.
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Riordan, David (Aerospace engineer), author.
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| ISBN |
9781119074182 |
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1119074185 |
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