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Dynamics of Atmospheric Flight
by Bernard Etkin

ISBN: 0486445224
Dover Publications Price: $29.95
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Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals, this text concerns the dynamics of atmospheric flight, with focus on airplane stability and control. An extensive set of numerical examples covers STOL airplanes, subsonic jet transports, hypersonic flight, stability augmentation, and wind and density gradients. 260 illustrations .1972 edition.

Table of Contents for Dynamics of Atmospheric Flight
1. Introduction
2. Analytical Tools
3. System Theory
4. Reference Frames and Transformations
5. General Equations of Unsteady Motion
6. Longitudinal Aerodynamic Characteristics—Part 1
7. Longitudinal Aerodynamic Characteristics—Part 2
8. Lateral Aerodynamic Characteristics
9. Stability of Steady Flight
10. Response to Actuation of the Controls (Open Loop)
11. Closed-Loop Control
12. Human Pilots and Handling Qualities
13. Flight in a Turbulent Atmosphere
Bibliography
Index
Errata

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