{"product_id":"aircraftperformance-9780470044162","title":"aircraftperformance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStraightforward methods to design and operate aircraft to meet performance specifications   Aircraft Performance sets forth a group of tested and proven methods needed to determine the performance of an aircraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The General Performance Problem 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Performance Characteristics 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Absolute Performance Characteristics 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 Functional Performance Characteristics 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The Approach 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Equations of Motion 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 General Information 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Energy Approach 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Basics 16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Fundamental Performance Equation 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Stalling Speed 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Maximum Velocity and Ceiling 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 General Considerations 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Drag and Drag Polar 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3 Flight Envelope: Vmax, Vmin 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4 Power Required and Power Available 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.5 Turboprop Engines 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Gliding Flight 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1 Glide Angle and Sinking Speed 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2 Glide Range and Endurance 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Climbing Flight 70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 General 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Rate of Climb, Climb Angle 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Time to Climb 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Other Methods 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Shallow Flight Paths 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Load Factor n ≠ 1* 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 Partial Power and Excess Power Considerations 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Range and Endurance 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Approximate, But Most Used, Methods 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Reciprocating Engine 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Jet Aircraft 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Range Integration Method 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Basic Methodology 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 An Operational Approach 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Other Considerations 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Flight Speeds 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Effect of Energy Change on Range 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Endurance 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 Reciprocating Engines 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Turbojets 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3 Endurance Integration Method* 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Additional Range and Endurance Topics 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.1 The Effect of Wind 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.2 Some Range and Endurance Comparisons 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Nonsteady Flight in the Vertical Plane 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Take-off and Landing 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Take-off Analysis 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Ground Run 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Rotation Distance 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3 Transition Distance* 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.4 Take-off Time* 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.5 Factors Influencing the Take-off 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Landing 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Landing Phases 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Landing Run 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.3 The Approach Distance* 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.4 The Flare Distance* 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Accelerating Flight* 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Maneuvering Flight 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Turns in Vertical Plane: Pull-Ups or Push-Overs 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 V–n Diagram 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Turning Flight in Horizontal Plane 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Maximum Sustained Turning Performance 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.1 Maximum Load Factor 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.2 Minimum Turn Radius 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.3 Maximum Turning Rate 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 The Maneuvering Diagram 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Spiral Flight* 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Additional Topics 234\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Constraint Plot 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