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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
Ch09-H6927.tex 20/6/2007 16: 36 Page 224
Chapter 9
Stability
9.1 INTRODUCTION
Stability is referred to frequently in the foregoing chapters without a formal definition
so it is perhaps useful to re-visit the subject ina little more detailin this chapter. Having
established the implications of both static and dynamic stability in the context of
aircraft response to controls it is convenient to develop some simple analytical and
graphical tools to help in the interpretation of aircraft stability.
9.1.1 A definition of stability
There are many different definitions of stability which are dependent on the kind
of system to which they are applied. Fortunately ...
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ISBN: 9780750669276