Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference Held August, 1997 at New Orleans, Louisiana
Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference Held August, 1997 at New Orleans, Louisiana

Author: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 838

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume is the proceedings of the Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, which took place in New Orleans, August 1997. It focuses on the technical progress, issues and challenges associated with atmospheric flight. Technical papers address stability and control, flying qualities (including one session dedicated to pilot-induced oscillations), unsteady and vortex aerodynamics, system and parameter identification, aircraft flight dynamic re-entry and aero assist technologies, and reusable launch vehicles.

Flight Vehicle System Identification
Flight Vehicle System Identification

Author: Ravindra V. Jategaonkar

Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This valuable volume offers a systematic approach to flight vehicle system identification and exhaustively covers the time domain methodology. It addresses in detail the theoretical and practical aspects of various parameter estimation methods, including those in the stochastic framework and focusing on nonlinear models, cost functions, optimization methods, and residual analysis. A pragmatic and balanced account of pros and cons in each case is provided. The book also presents data gathering and model validation, and covers both large-scale systems and high-fidelity modeling. Real world problems dealing with a variety of flight vehicle applications are addressed and solutions are provided. Examples encompass such problems as estimation of aerodynamics, stability, and control derivatives from flight data, flight path reconstruction, nonlinearities in control surface effectiveness, stall hysteresis, unstable aircraft, and other critical considerations.

The Encyclopedia of Aerodynamics
The Encyclopedia of Aerodynamics

Author: Frank Hitchens

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2015-11-25

Total Pages: 877

ISBN-13: 1785383256

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Encyclopedia of Aerodynamics was written for pilots at all levels from private pilot to airline pilot, military pilots and students of aerodynamics as a complete reference manual to aerodynamic terminology. General aerodynamic text books for pilots are relatively limited in their scope while aerodynamic text books for engineering students involve complex calculus. The references in this book, The Encyclopedia of Aerodynamics, are clearly described and only basic algebra is used in a few references but is completely devoid of any calculus - an advantage to many readers. Over 1400 references are included with alternative terms used where appropriate and cross-referenced throughout. The text is illustrated with 178 photographs and 96 diagrams. The Encyclopedia of Aerodynamics is an ideal aerodynamic reference manual for any pilot's bookshelf.