UID:
edocfu_9959229121302883
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 391 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-139-80972-5
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1-107-32142-5
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0-511-60714-8
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1-107-31698-7
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1-107-31603-0
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0-511-88986-0
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1-299-31872-X
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1-107-31505-0
Series Statement:
Cambridge aerospace series ; 14
Content:
From the early machines to today's sophisticated aircraft, stability and control have always been crucial considerations. In this second edition, Abzug and Larrabee again forge through the history of aviation technologies to present an informal history of the personalities and the events, the art and the science of airplane stability and control. The book includes never-before-available impressions of those active in the field, from pre-Wright brothers airplane and glider builders through to contemporary aircraft designers. Arranged thematically, the book deals with early developments, research centers, the effects of power on stability and control, the discovery of inertial coupling, the challenge of stealth aerodynamics, a look toward the future, and much more. It is profusely illustrated with photographs and figures, and includes brief biographies of noted stability and control figures along with a core bibliography. Professionals, students, and aviation enthusiasts alike will appreciate this readable history of airplane stability and control.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Early Developmentsin Stability and Control; 1.1 Inherent Stability and the EarlyMachines; 1.2 The Problem of Control; 1.3 Catching Up to the WrightBrothers; 1.4 The Invention of Flap-Type Control Surfacesand Tabs; 1.5 Handles, Wheels, and Pedals; 1.6 WrightControls; 1.7 Bl ́eriot and Dep ́erdussin Controls; 1.8 Stability and Control of World War I Pursuit Airplanes; 1.9 Contrasting Design Philosophies; 1.10 Frederick Lanchester; 1.11 G. H. Bryan and the Equationsof Motion
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1.12 Metacenter, Center of Pressure, Aerodynamic Center, and Neutral Point2 Teachersand Texts; 2.1 Stability and ControlEducators; 2.2 Modern Stability and Control TeachingMethods; 2.3 Stability and Control Research Institutions; 2.4 Stability and Control Textbooksand Conferences; 3 Flying QualitiesBecome a Science; 3.1 Warner, Norton, and Allen; 3.2 The First Flying Qualities Specification; 3.3 Hartley Soul ́e and Floyd Thompson at Langley; 3.4 Robert Gilruth'sBreakthrough; 3.5 S. B. Gatesin Britain; 3.6 The U.S. Military ServicesF ollow NACA'sLead; 3.7 Civil Airworthiness Requirements
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3.8 World-Wide Flying QualitiesSpecifications3.9 Equivalent System Models and Pilot Rating; 3.10 The Counterrevolution; 3.11 Procurement Problems; 3.12 Variable-Stability AirplanesPla y a Part; 3.13 Variable-Stability AirplanesasT rainers; 3.14 The Future of Variable-Stability Airplanes; 3.15 The V/STOL Case; 3.16 Two FamousAir planes; 3.17 Changing Military Missions and Flying Qualities Requirements; 3.18 Long-Lived Stability and ControlMyths; 4 Power Effectson Stability and Control; 4.1 Propeller Effectson Stability and Control; 4.2 Direct-Thrust Moments in Pitch
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4.3 Direct-Thrust Moments in Yaw4.4 World War II Twin-EngineBombers; 4.5 Modern Light Twin Airplanes; 4.6 Propeller Slipstream Effects; 4.7 Direct Propeller Forcesin Yaw (or at Angle of Attack); 4.8 Jet and Rocket Effectson Stability and Control; 4.8.1 Jet Intake Normal Force; 4.8.2 Airstream Deviation Due to Inflow; 4.9 Special VTOL Jet Inflow Effects; 4.9.1 Jet Damping and Inertial Effects; 5 Managing Control Forces; 5.1 Desirable Control Force Levels; 5.2 Background to Aerodynamically Balanced Control Surfaces; 5.3 HornBalances; 5.4 Overhang or Leading-EdgeBalances; 5.5 Frise Ailerons
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5.6 Aileron Differential5.7 Balancing or Geared Tabs; 5.8 Trailing-Edge Angle and BeveledControls; 5.9 CordedControls; 5.10 SpoilerAilerons; 5.10.1 Spoiler OpeningAerodynamics; 5.10.2 Spoiler Steady-StateAerodynamics; 5.10.3 Spoiler Operating Forces; 5.10.4 Spoiler AileronApplications; 5.11 Internally BalancedControls; 5.12 Flying or Servo and Linked Tabs; 5.13 Spring Tabs; 5.14 Springy Tabsand Downsprings; 5.15 All-MovableControls; 5.16 Mechanical Control System Design Details; 5.17 Hydraulic Control Boost; 5.18 Early Hydraulic Boost Problems; 5.19 Irreversible Powered Controls
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5.20 Artificial Feel Systems
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-80992-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-02128-6
Language:
English
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