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The principles of flight for pilots /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swatton, P. J. (Peter J.)
Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2010.
Series:Wiley online library.
Subjects:
Airplanes > Piloting.
Aerodynamics.
Flight.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • The Preliminaries. Basic Principles
  • Basic Aerodynamic Definitions
  • Basic Aerodynamics. Basic Control
  • Lift Generation
  • Level-Flight Aerodynamics. Lift Analysis
  • Lift Augmentation
  • Drag
  • Stalling
  • Thrust and Power in Level Flight
  • Advanced Control
  • Stability. Static Stability
  • Dynamic Stability
  • Manoeuvre Aerodynamics. Level-Flight Manoeuvres
  • Climb and Descent Aerodynamics
  • Other Aerodynamic Considerations. High-Speed Flight
  • Propellers
  • Operational Considerations
  • Conclusion. Summary
  • Solutions (with page references)
  • Index.