Elementary flight dynamics with an introduction to bifurcation and continuation methods

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Author(s): Ananthkrishnan, N.; Sinha, Nandan K
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2014

Language: English
Pages: 362
Tags: Aerodynamics.;Bifurcation theory.;Continuation methods.;SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.;TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electrical.;TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.

Content: Introduction
What, Why and How?
Aircraft as a Rigid Body
Six Degrees of Freedom
Position, Velocity and Angles
Aircraft Motion in Wind
Longitudinal Flight Dynamics
Longitudinal Dynamics Equations
A Question of Timescales
Longitudinal Trim
Aerodynamic Coefficients CD, CL, Disturbance Angles
Lateral-Directional Rate Variables
Small-Perturbation Lateral-Directional Equations
Lateral-Directional Timescales
Lateral-Directional Aerodynamic Derivatives
Lateral-Directional Small-Perturbation Equations (Contd.) ...