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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
Ch03-H6927.tex 30/6/2007 12: 19 Page 32
Chapter 3
Static Equilibrium and Trim
3.1 TRIM EQUILIBRIUM
3.1.1 Preliminary considerations
In normal flight it is usual for the pilot to adjust the controls of an aircraft such that on
releasing the controls it continues to fly at the chosen flight condition. By this means
the pilot is relieved of the tedium of constantly maintaining the control inputs and the
associated control forces which may be tiring. The aircraft is then said to be trimmed,
and thetrim state defines the initialcondition about which thedynamics of interest may
be studied. Thusall aircraftare equippedwith themeans forpre-setting oradjusting the ...
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ISBN: 9780750669276