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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457212003321

Autore

Smetana Frederick O. <1928->

Titolo

Flight vehicle performance and aerodynamic control [[electronic resource] /] / Frederick O. Smetana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2001

ISBN

1-60086-185-7

1-60086-057-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Collana

AIAA education series

Disciplina

629.132/3

Soggetti

Airplanes - Performance

Airplanes - Control surfaces

Aerodynamics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-356) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Why Another Performance Book?""; ""The Included Software""; ""Chapter 1. Basic Nomenclature""; ""Chapter 2. The Atmosphere""; ""Chapter 3. Characteristics of Power Plants""; ""Chapter 4. Flight Vehicle Lift-Drag Characteristics""; ""Chapter 5. Equations of Motion""; ""Chapter 6. Determination of Aerodynamic Characteristics""; ""Chapter 7.  Flight Vehicle Performance""; ""Chapter 8. Aerodynamic Control Forces and Static Stability""; ""Chapter 9. Flight Vehicle Aerodynamic Control""

""Appendix A. Pressure, Density, and Temperature Variations with Altitude""""Appendix B. Octane Ratings""; ""Appendix C. Description and Use of Program TRAJECT""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Subject Index""