Preface to the 1st Edition |
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Preface to the 2nd Edition |
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xiii |
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Acknowledgments for the 1st Edition |
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xv |
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Acknowledgments for the 2nd Edition |
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xvii |
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Helpful Notes |
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xix |
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1 The Aircraft Design Process |
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1.2 General Process of Aircraft Design and Development |
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1.3 Introduction to Aviation Regulations and Certification |
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1.4 How to Design a New Aircraft |
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1.5 Elements of Project Engineering |
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18 |
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1.6 Presenting the Design Project |
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32 |
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33 |
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2.2 The Estimation of Project Development Costs |
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38 |
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2.3 Estimating Aircraft Operational Costs |
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50 |
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55 |
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57 |
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3.3 Introduction to Trade Studies |
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69 |
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3.4 Introduction to Design Optimization |
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73 |
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89 |
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91 |
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4 Aircraft Configuration Layout |
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4.2 The Fundamentals of the Configuration Layout |
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100 |
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111 |
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5 Aircraft Structural Layout |
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113 |
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5.2 Aircraft Fabrication and Materials |
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114 |
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5.3 Airframe Structural Layout |
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130 |
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145 |
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6 Aircraft Weight Analysis |
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147 |
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6.2 Initial Weight Analysis Methods |
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149 |
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6.3 Secondary Weight Analysis Methods |
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159 |
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6.4 Statistical Weight Estimation Methods |
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160 |
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6.5 Direct Weight Estimation Methods |
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167 |
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176 |
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6.7 The Center-of-Gravity Envelope |
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183 |
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7 Selecting the Powerplant |
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197 |
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202 |
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225 |
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7.4 Electric Motors and Battery Technology |
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239 |
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253 |
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253 |
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8 The Anatomy of the Airfoil |
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257 |
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8.2 The Geometry of the Airfoil |
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282 |
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8.3 The Force and Moment Characteristics of the Airfoil |
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299 |
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317 |
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317 |
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9 The Anatomy of the Wing |
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322 |
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9.2 The Trapezoidal Wing Planform |
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322 |
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9.3 The Geometric Layout of the Wing |
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330 |
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350 |
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9.5 Lift and Moment Characteristics of Wings |
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363 |
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9.6 Wing Stall Characteristics |
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388 |
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9.7 Prandtl's Lifting-Line Theory |
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399 |
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412 |
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412 |
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10 The Anatomy of Lift Enhancement |
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415 |
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10.2 Leading-Edge High-Lift Devices |
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416 |
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10.3 Trailing-Edge High-Lift Devices |
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432 |
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10.4 Effect of Deploying High-Lift Devices on Wings |
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456 |
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461 |
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477 |
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11 The Anatomy of the Tail |
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481 |
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11.2 The Geometry of the Tail |
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483 |
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11.3 On the Pros and Cons of Tail Configurations |
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491 |
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11.4 Initial Tail Sizing Methods |
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505 |
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516 |
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516 |
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12 The Anatomy of the Fuselage |
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517 |
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12.2 Fundamentals of Fuselage Shapes |
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519 |
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521 |
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12.4 Estimating the Geometric Properties of the Fuselage |
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529 |
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12.5 Additional Information |
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535 |
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539 |
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13 The Anatomy of the Landing Gear |
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541 |
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13.2 Tires, Wheels, and Brakes |
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544 |
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13.3 Geometric Layout of the Landing Gear |
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559 |
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571 |
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14 Thrust Modeling for Gas Turbines |
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573 |
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14.2 Theory of Reactive Thrust |
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581 |
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14.3 General Thrust Modeling for Gas Turbines |
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588 |
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595 |
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15 Thrust Modeling for Propellers |
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597 |
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608 |
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15.3 Properties and Selection of the Propeller |
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620 |
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15.4 Determination of Propeller Thrust |
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630 |
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15.5 Rankine-Froude Momentum Theory |
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638 |
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15.6 Blade Element Theory |
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646 |
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656 |
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16 Aircraft Drag Analysis |
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658 |
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16.2 The Basics of Drag Modeling |
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659 |
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16.3 Estimating the Drag of a Complete Aircraft |
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678 |
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16.4 Miscellaneous or Additive Drag |
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712 |
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16.5 Special Topics Involving Drag |
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736 |
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16.6 Additional Information--Drag of Selected Aircraft |
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744 |
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745 |
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750 |
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17 Performance--Introduction |
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753 |
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17.2 Atmospheric Modeling |
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756 |
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760 |
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17.4 The Structural Envelope |
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778 |
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783 |
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784 |
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785 |
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18.2 Fundamental Relations for the Take-Off Run |
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790 |
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18.3 Conducting the Take-Off Analysis |
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795 |
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18.4 Database--T-O Perfonnance of Selected Aircraft |
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809 |
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810 |
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811 |
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19.2 Fundamental Relations for the Climb Maneuver |
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812 |
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19.3 General Climb Analysis Methods |
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19.4 Aircraft Database--Rate-of-Climb of Selected Aircraft |
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830 |
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832 |
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833 |
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20.2 Fundamental Relations for the Cruise Maneuver |
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20.3 General Cruise Analysis Methods for Steady Flight |
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839 |
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20.4 General Analysis Methods for Accelerated Flight |
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859 |
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21 Performance--Range and Endurance |
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21.2 Fundamental Relations for Range and Endurance |
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868 |
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873 |
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884 |
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21.5 Analysis of Mission Profile |
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886 |
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890 |
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890 |
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893 |
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22.2 Fundamental Relations for the Descent Maneuver |
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894 |
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22.3 General Descent Analysis Methods |
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22.4 Sailplane Glide Performance |
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900 |
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914 |
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915 |
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23.2 Fundamental Relations for the Landing Phase |
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23.3 Database--Landing Performance of Selected Aircraft |
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923 |
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924 |
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24 Longitudinal Stability and Control |
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925 |
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24.2 Static Longitudinal Stability and Control |
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931 |
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24.3 Refined Horizontal Tail Sizing |
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957 |
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24.4 Introduction to Hinge Moments |
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966 |
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973 |
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25 LAT-DIR Stability and Control |
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25.2 Lateral-Directional Stability and Control |
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975 |
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25.3 Directional Stability and Control |
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979 |
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25.4 Lateral Stability and Control |
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988 |
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25.5 Basics of Roll and Yaw Control |
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999 |
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1005 |
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26 Miscellaneous Design Notes |
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1007 |
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26.2 General Aviation Aircraft Design Checklist |
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1007 |
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1017 |
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1029 |
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Appendix A Atmospheric Modeling |
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1031 |
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Appendix B The Aerospace Engineer's Formula Sheet |
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1039 |
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Appendix C Design of Biplanes and Seaplanes |
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1049 |
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Appendix D Derivation of Landing Side-Constraint |
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1075 |
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Index |
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