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Flight Dynamics Principles, 2nd Edition
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Flight Dynamics Principles, 2nd Edition

by Michael V. Cook
February 2011
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
488 pages
17h 21m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
Content preview from Flight Dynamics Principles, 2nd Edition
Prelims-H6927.tex 11/7/2007 11: 13 Page xi
Preface to the second edition
It is ten years since this book was first published and during that time there has been
a modest but steady demand for the book. It is apparent that during this period there
has been a growing recognition in academic circles that it is more appropriate to
teach “Aircraft stability and control’’ in a systems context, rather than the traditional
aerodynamic context and this is a view endorsed by industry. This is no doubt due
to the considerable increase in application of automatic flight control to all types
of aircraft and to the ready availability of excellent computer tools for ...
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ISBN: 9780750669276