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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
Ch08-H6927.tex 20/6/2007 16: 35 Page 210
Chapter 8
Manoeuvrability
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.1.1 Manoeuvring flight
What is a manoeuvre? An aeroplane executing aerobatics in a vast blue sky or, aero-
planes engaged in aerial combat are the kind of images associated with manoeuvring
flight. By their very nature such manoeuvres are difficult to quantify, especially when
it is required to described manoeuvrability in an analytical framework. In reality
most manoeuvres are comparatively mundane and simply involve changing from one
trimmed flight condition to another. When a pilot wishes to manoeuvre away from
the current flight condition he applies control inputs which ...
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ISBN: 9780750669276