Electrical Engineer's Reference Book, 16th Edition

47

Aircraft

MJ Cronin, FRASS, FIEE, AIAA, IEEE (US),     Advanced Aeronautical Systems Company, USA

Contents

Introduction 47.1

Engine technology 47.2

Wing technology 47.3

Integrated active controls 47.4

Flight-control systems 47.5

Systems technology 47.6

Hydraulic systems 47.7

Air-frame mounted accessory drives 47.8

Electrohydraulic flight controls 47.9

Electromechanical flight controls 47.10

Aircraft electric power 47.11

Summary of power systems 47.12

Environmental control system 47.13

Digital power/digital load management 47.14

47.1 Introduction

Modern aircraft have come a long way since the Wright brothers built their first aircraft in their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, and made the first powered flight of an airplane in 1903, at ...