Fundamentals of Airplane Flight Mechanics

This text is concerned with the derivation of analytical solutions of airplane flight mechanics problems associated with flight in a vertical plane. It presents algorithms for calculating lift, drag, pitching moment, and stability derivatives.

Flight mechanics is the application of Newton's laws to the study of vehicle trajectories (performance), stability, and aerodynamic control. This text is concerned with the derivation of analytical solutions of airplane flight mechanics problems associated with flight in a vertical plane. Algorithms are presented for calculating lift, drag, pitching moment, and stability derivatives. Flight mechanics is a discipline. As such, it has equations of motion, acceptable approximations, and solution techniques for the approximate equations of motion. Once an analytical solution has been obtained, numbers are calculated in order to compare the answer with the assumptions used to derive it and to acquaint students with the sizes of the numbers. A subsonic business jet is used for these calculations.

A new avenue to flight dynamics through equations of motion Focus put on the important issues: trajectory analysis and stability and control Complete algorithms are presented for computing aerodynamics Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material

Inhalt
to Airplane Flight Mechanics.- 3DOF Equations of Motion.- Atmosphere, Aerodynamics, and Propulsion.- Cruise and Climb of an Arbitrary Airplane.- Cruise and Climb of an Ideal Subsonic Airplane.- Take-off and Landing.- PS and Turns.- 6DOF Model: Wind Axes.- Static Stability and Control.- 6DOF Model: Body Axes.- Dynamic Stability and Control.