3 Mechanics of Equilibrium Flight
3.1 Introduction
In this chapter, we consider certain aspects of the mechanics of equilibrium flight which involves modelling of steady uniform flight and steady-state aerodynamic forces. Also considered to a certain extent is the analysis of the performance of the aircraft that is relevant to the equilibrium flight, and it involves quasi-steady models of flight dynamics and aerodynamics which can also be characterised as the very slowly varying component of the aircraft’s dynamics. A more detailed presentation of performance aspects may be found in books dedicated to aircraft performance analysis such as Perkins and Hage [1], Miele [2], Russell [3], Hull [4], Anderson [5] and ...
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