Operational aircraft performance and flight test practices / / Mario Asselin, edited by Joseph A. Schetz

• Autore: Asselin Mario <1965->
• Pubblicazione: Reston, Virginia : , : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., , [2021]; ©2021
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1037 pages)
• Disciplina: 629.132
• Soggetto topico: Airplanes - Flight testing; Airplanes - Performance
• Persona (resp. second.): SchetzJoseph A.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Properties -- Perfect Gas -- Atmosphere to 65,617 Feet -- Standard Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Ratios -- Temperature, Pressure, and Density Altitudes -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 2: Measuring Altitude -- Introduction -- Pressure Altitude -- Radar Altitude -- GPS Altitude -- Exercises -- Reference -- Chapter 3: Measuring Airspeed -- Introduction -- True Airspeed, Speed of Sound, and Mach Number -- Equivalent Airspeed -- Calibrated Airspeed -- Ground and Vertical Speeds -- Instruments: Airspeed Indicators -- Exercises -- Reference -- Chapter 4: Altimetry Error -- Indicated Airspeed/Altitude -- Certification Regulations -- Flight Testing for Air Data Errors -- Probe Location: Manufacturing and Maneuver-Based Errors -- Static Source Error Correction (SSEC) -- Sensor Accuracy, Precision, Resolution, and Calibration -- Flight Manual: Presenting the Information to the Flight Crew -- Unreliable Airspeed (URA) -- Concluding Remarks -- Exercise -- References -- Chapter 5: Weight and Balance -- Introduction -- Weight Breakdown and Definitions -- Aircraft Weighing: Theory and Practice -- Center of Gravity: It's a Balancing Act -- Lateral CG -- Vertical CG -- Mass Moment of Inertia -- Fuel Weight and CG -- Passenger Weight -- Cargo and Checked Baggage -- Typical Weight and Center of Gravity Envelopes -- Flight Testing and Flight Test Equipment and Ballast -- Airplane Weighing Procedures and Documentation -- Weight a Minute -- Tracking the BEW In-Service -- Impact of Weight on Performance: Examples -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 6: Liftft and Stall -- Basic Airplane Geometry -- Lift and Lift Equation -- Lift Curve and Lift Distribution -- Lift Limit: Aerodynamic Stall -- Display of Angle of Attack in the Cockpit. ; Icing -- Ice Protection Systems -- Manufacturing Tolerance: An Aerodynamic Perspective -- References -- Chapter 7: Stall Testing -- Importance of a Stall Program on Airplane Certification -- Defining Stall from a Certification Point of View -- Stall Speed Testing -- Creating a Stall Speed Model -- Presenting the Information to the Flight Crew -- Exercise -- References -- Chapter 8: Thrust and Drag Modeli -- Drag Model -- Slow Flight Speed Domain -- Thrust Model -- Thrust Summary -- Thrust-Drag Bookkeeping -- References -- Chapter 9: Flight Envelope -- A Regulation-Based Limit -- Low-Speed Limit -- High-Speed Limit -- Maximum Altitude -- Temperature Envelope -- Flaps Out and Gear Down Envelopes -- Placard Speeds -- Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Cruise Performance and Flight Endurance -- Defining Range -- Useful Parameters -- Specific Air Range (SAR) -- Range Equation: Turbojet/Turbofans -- Range Equation: Reciprocating/Turboprop -- Fuel Reserves -- Impact of Wind on Range -- Payload-Range Diagram -- Flight Endurance -- Electrical Propulsion: A Step Change? -- Hybrid-Electric: An Evolutionary Change -- The Case for the Reduced Energy Plane: The Hydrogen Plane -- References -- Chapter 11: Cruise and Drag Performance Testing -- Creating a Drag Model from Flight Test Results -- Testing for Low-Speed Drag -- Testing for High-Speed Drag -- Testing for SAR -- Testing for Zero Fuel Level -- Presenting the Information to the Flight Crew -- Fuel (Energy) Management and Conservation -- Chapter 12: Climb Performance -- Developing a Climb Performance Model -- Factors Influencing Climb Performance -- Climb Schedules -- Descending Flight -- Load Factor and Flight Path Variation -- Energy Height -- Certification Requirements -- Flight Test and Data Reduction -- Presenting the Information to a Flight Crew. ; Exercise -- Chapter 13: Climb Capability OEI -- Impact of One Engine Inoperative (OEI) on Climb Performance -- Certification Regulations: Part 25 Transport Category Airplanes -- Flight Test and Check Climbs -- Presenting the Takeoff Weight Limited by Climb Requirements to a Flight Crew -- Obstacle Clearance -- Presenting the Climb Information for Obstacle Clearance to a Flight Crew -- Gliding Flight -- Exercise -- Reference -- Chapter 14: Turn Performance and Maneuver Margin -- Building a Basic Model -- Special Cases for Turn Performance -- Altitude Effects on Sustainable Turn Performance Flight Envelope -- Energy Maneuverability -- Inner Wing Stall in a Turn -- Maneuver Margin and Certification Regulations -- Buffet Envelope -- Unrestricted Turn Performance -- Turn Performance under OEI Conditions -- Exercises -- Reference -- Chapter 15: Takeoff Performance -- Takeoff Distance Definition -- Basic Takeoff Performance Model: Takeoff Segments -- Takeoff Speed Summary -- Takeoff Distance, Acceleration-Go -- Certification Regulations: Part 25 Transport Category Airplanes -- Exercises -- Chapter 16: Takeoff Performance Testing -- Takeoff Distance Modeling -- Minimum Control Speed: Air VMCA -- Certification Regulations: Robustness of Takeoff Procedure -- Takeoff Performance Testing: Risks and Mitigations -- Exercise -- Reference -- Chapter 17: Rejected Takeoff Performance -- Why Reject a Takeoff? -- RTO Distance Definition -- Stopway -- Runway Safety Area (RSA) -- Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) for Airplane Overruns -- References -- Chapter 18: Rejected Takeoff Performance Testing and AFM Takeoff Field Length -- Braking Performance and Testing RTO -- Testing for Minimum Control Speed, Ground -- RTO Testing -- Maximum Kinetic Energy Testing (Max KE) -- Maximum Wheel Speed -- Airplane Flight Manual: Takeoff Field Length (TOFL) -- References. ; Chapter 19: Landing Performance -- Basic Modeling -- Air Segment -- Transition Segment -- Ground Run Segment -- Total Landing Distance -- Operational Requirements -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 20: Landing Performance Testing and A -- Preparing for a Landing Distance Test Campaign -- Testing for the Air Segment -- Testing for the Transition Segment -- Testing for the Ground Run Segment -- Total Landing Distance -- Presenting the Information to the Flight Crew -- Time of Arrival Landing Performance -- Steep Approach -- Transport Canada Steeper Requirements -- Reference -- About the Author -- Index -- Supporting Materials.
• Sommario/riassunto: Operational Aircraft Performance and Flight Test Practices is intended to serve as a single source reference, from the basic theory to practical cases, for certification flight testing and operational performance monitoring.
• Titolo autorizzato: Operational aircraft performance and flight test practices
• ISBN: 1-5231-4643-5; 1-62410-643-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813636503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II