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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
Ch10-H6927.tex 20/6/2007 16: 37 Page 241
Flying and Handling Qualities 241
response. Short term handling is very much concerned with the short period dynamic
modes and their critical influence on manoeuvrability. The ability of a pilot to handle
the short term dynamics of an aeroplane satisfactorily is critically dependent on the
speed and stability of response. In other words, the bandwidth of the human pilot and
the control bandwidth of the aeroplane must be compatible and the stability margins
of the dynamic modes must be adequate. An aeroplane with poor, or inadequate short
term dynamic stability and control characteristics is simply not acceptable. ...
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ISBN: 9780750669276