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Advanced aircraft design : conceptual design, analysis and optimization of subsonic civil airplanes / / Egbert Torenbeek.(Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
Advanced aircraft design : conceptual design, analysis and optimization of subsonic civil airplanes / / Egbert Torenbeek.(Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
Autore Torenbeek Egbert
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Wiley, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (438 p.)
Disciplina 629.133/34
Altri autori (Persone) BelobabaPeter
CooperJonathan
LangtonRoy
SeabridgeAllan
Collana Aerospace series
THEi Wiley ebooks
Soggetto topico Avions de transport - Disseny i construcció
Avions de reacció - Disseny i construcció
Transport planes - Design and construction
Jet planes - Design and construction
Airplanes - Performance
ISBN 9781118568095
1118568095
9781118568101
1118568109
9781118568088
1118568087
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ADVANCED AIRCRAFT DESIGN; Contents; Foreword; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Design of the Well-Tempered Aircraft; 1.1 How Aircraft Design Developed; 1.1.1 Evolution of Jetliners and Executive Aircraft; 1.1.2 A Framework for Advanced Design; 1.1.3 Analytical Design Optimization; 1.1.4 Computational Design Environment; 1.2 Concept Finding; 1.2.1 Advanced Design; 1.2.2 Pre-conceptual Studies; 1.3 Product Development; 1.3.1 Concept Definition; 1.3.2 Preliminary Design; 1.3.3 Detail Design; 1.4 Baseline Design in a Nutshell; 1.4.1 Baseline Sizing; 1.4.2 Power Plant
1.4.3 Weight and Balance 1.4.4 Structure; 1.4.5 Performance Analysis; 1.4.6 Closing the Loop; 1.5 Automated Design Synthesis; 1.5.1 Computational Systems Requirements; 1.5.2 Examples; 1.5.3 Parametric Surveys; 1.6 Technology Assessment; 1.7 Structure of the Optimization Problem; 1.7.1 Analysis Versus Synthesis; 1.7.2 Problem Classification; Bibliography; 2 Early Conceptual Design; 2.1 Scenario and Requirements; 2.1.1 What Drives a Design?; 2.1.2 Civil Airplane Categories; 2.1.3 Top Level Requirements; 2.2 Weight Terminology and Prediction; 2.2.1 Method Classification
2.2.2 Basic Weight Components 2.2.3 Weight Limits; 2.2.4 Transport Capability; 2.3 The Unity Equation; 2.3.1 Mission Fuel; 2.3.2 Empty Weight; 2.3.3 Design Weights; 2.4 Range Parameter; 2.4.1 Aerodynamic Efficiency; 2.4.2 Specific Fuel Consumption and Overall Efficiency; 2.4.3 Best Cruise Speed; 2.5 Environmental Issues; 2.5.1 Energy and Payload Fuel Efficiency; 2.5.2 'Greener by Design'; Bibliography; 3 Propulsion and Engine Technology; 3.1 Propulsion Leading the Way; 3.2 Basic Concepts of Jet Propulsion; 3.2.1 Turbojet Thrust; 3.2.2 Turbofan Thrust; 3.2.3 Specific Fuel Consumption
3.2.4 Overall Efficiency 3.2.5 Thermal and Propulsive Efficiency; 3.2.6 Generalized Performance; 3.2.7 Mach Number and Altitude Effects; 3.3 Turboprop Engines; 3.3.1 Power and Specific Fuel Consumption; 3.3.2 Generalized Performance; 3.3.3 High Speed Propellers; 3.4 Turbofan Engine Layout; 3.4.1 Bypass Ratio Trends; 3.4.2 Rise and Fall of the Propfan; 3.4.3 Rebirth of the Open Rotor?; 3.5 Power Plant Selection; 3.5.1 Power Plant Location; 3.5.2 Alternative Fuels; 3.5.3 Aircraft Noise; Bibliography; 4 Aerodynamic Drag and Its Reduction; 4.1 Basic Concepts
4.1.1 Lift, Drag and Aerodynamic Efficiency 4.1.2 Drag Breakdown and Definitions; 4.2 Decomposition Schemes and Terminology; 4.2.1 Pressure and Friction Drag; 4.2.2 Viscous Drag; 4.2.3 Vortex Drag; 4.2.4 Wave Drag; 4.3 Subsonic Parasite and Induced Drag; 4.3.1 Parasite Drag; 4.3.2 Monoplane Induced Drag; 4.3.3 Biplane Induced Drag; 4.3.4 Multiplane and Boxplane Induced Drag; 4.4 Drag Polar Representations; 4.4.1 Two-term Approximation; 4.4.2 Three-term Approximation; 4.4.3 Reynolds Number Effects; 4.4.4 Compressibility Correction; 4.5 Drag Prediction; 4.5.1 Interference Drag
4.5.2 Roughness and Excrescences
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Wiley, 2013
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Advanced control of aircraft, rockets, and spacecraft / / Ashish Tewari
Advanced control of aircraft, rockets, and spacecraft / / Ashish Tewari
Autore Tewari Ashish
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Wiley, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (456 p.)
Disciplina 500
629.11
Altri autori (Persone) BelobabaPeter
CooperJonathan
LangtonRoy
SeabridgeAllan
Collana Aerospace Series
Soggetto topico Flight control
Airplanes - Control systems
Space vehicles - Control systems
Rockets (Aeronautics) - Control systems
ISBN 1-119-97274-4
1-283-17775-7
9786613177759
1-119-97119-5
1-119-97120-9
Classificazione TEC002000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Advanced Control of Aircraft, Spacecraft and Rockets; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Notation and Basic Definitions; 1.2 Control Systems; 1.2.1 Linear Tracking Systems; 1.2.2 Linear Time-Invariant Tracking Systems; 1.3 Guidance and Control of Flight Vehicles; 1.4 Special Tracking Laws; 1.4.1 Proportional Navigation Guidance; 1.4.2 Cross-Product Steering; 1.4.3 Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control; 1.5 Digital Tracking System; 1.6 Summary; Exercises; References; 2 Optimal Control Techniques; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Multi-variable Optimization
2.3 Constrained Minimization2.3.1 Equality Constraints; 2.3.2 Inequality Constraints; 2.4 Optimal Control of Dynamic Systems; 2.4.1 Optimality Conditions; 2.5 The Hamiltonian and the Minimum Principle; 2.5.1 Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation; 2.5.2 Linear Time-Varying System with Quadratic Performance Index; 2.6 Optimal Control with End-Point State Equality Constraints; 2.6.1 Euler-Lagrange Equations; 2.6.2 Special Cases; 2.7 Numerical Solution of Two-Point Boundary Value Problems; 2.7.1 Shooting Method; 2.7.2 Collocation Method; 2.8 Optimal Terminal Control with Interior Time Constraints
2.8.1 Optimal Singular Control2.9 Tracking Control; 2.9.1 Neighboring Extremal Method and Linear Quadratic Control; 2.10 Stochastic Processes; 2.10.1 Stationary Random Processes; 2.10.2 Filtering of Random Noise; 2.11 Kalman Filter; 2.12 Robust Linear Time-Invariant Control; 2.12.1 LQG/LTR Method; 2.12.2 H2/H8 Design Methods; 2.13 Summary; Exercises; References; 3 Optimal Navigation and Control of Aircraft; 3.1 Aircraft Navigation Plant; 3.1.1 Wind Speed and Direction; 3.1.2 Navigational Subsystems; 3.2 Optimal Aircraft Navigation; 3.2.1 Optimal Navigation Formulation
3.2.2 Extremal Solution of the Boundary-Value Problem: Long-Range Flight Example3.2.3 Great Circle Navigation; 3.3 Aircraft Attitude Dynamics; 3.3.1 Translational and Rotational Kinetics; 3.3.2 Attitude Relative to the Velocity Vector; 3.4 Aerodynamic Forces and Moments; 3.5 Longitudinal Dynamics; 3.5.1 Longitudinal Dynamics Plant; 3.6 Optimal Multi-variable Longitudinal Control; 3.7 Multi-input Optimal Longitudinal Control; 3.8 Optimal Airspeed Control; 3.8.1 LQG/LTR Design Example; 3.8.2 H8 Design Example; 3.8.3 Altitude and Mach Control; 3.9 Lateral-Directional Control Systems
3.9.1 Lateral-Directional Plant3.9.2 Optimal Roll Control; 3.9.3 Multi-variable Lateral-Directional Control: Heading-Hold Autopilot; 3.10 Optimal Control of Inertia-Coupled Aircraft Rotation; 3.11 Summary; Exercises; References; 4 Optimal Guidance of Rockets; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Optimal Terminal Guidance of Interceptors; 4.3 Non-planar Optimal Tracking System for Interceptors: 3DPN; 4.4 Flight in a Vertical Plane; 4.5 Optimal Terminal Guidance; 4.6 Vertical Launch of a Rocket (Goddard's Problem); 4.7 Gravity-Turn Trajectory of Launch Vehicles
4.7.1 Launch to Circular Orbit: Modulated Acceleration
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Tewari Ashish  
Wiley, 2011
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Aircraft fuel systems [[electronic resource] /] / Roy Langton ... [et al.]
Aircraft fuel systems [[electronic resource] /] / Roy Langton ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (367 p.)
Disciplina 629.134/351
629.13435
Altri autori (Persone) LangtonRoy
Collana Aerospace series
THEi Wiley ebooks
Soggetto topico Airplanes - Fuel systems
Airplanes - Motors
ISBN 1-282-13667-4
9786612136672
0-470-05947-8
0-470-05946-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Aircraft Fuel Systems; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Series Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Review of Fuel Systems Issues; 1.1.1 Basic Fuel System Characteristics and Functions; 1.1.2 Fuel Quantity Measurement; 1.1.3 Fuel Properties and Environmental Issues; 1.2 The Fuel System Design and Development Process; 1.2.1 Program Management; 1.2.2 Design and Development Support Tools; 1.2.3 Functional Maturity; 1.2.4 Testing and Certification; 1.3 Fuel System Examples and Future Technologies; 1.4 Terminology; 2 Fuel System Design Drivers; 2.1 Design Drivers
2.1.1 Intended Aircraft Mission2.1.2 Dispatch Reliability Goals; 2.1.3 Fuel Tank Boundaries and Tank Location Issues; 2.1.4 Measurement and Management System Functional Requirements; 2.1.5 Electrical Power Management Architecture and Capacity; 2.2 Identification and Mitigation of Safety Risks; 2.2.1 Fuel System Risks; 3 Fuel Storage; 3.1 Tank Geometry and Location Issues for Commercial Aircraft; 3.2 Operational Considerations; 3.2.1 CG Shift due to Fuel Storage; 3.2.2 Unusable Fuel; 3.3 Fuel Tank Venting; 3.3.1 Vent System Sizing; 3.4 Military Aircraft Fuel Storage Issues
3.4.1 Drop Tanks and Conformal Tanks3.4.2 Closed Vent Systems; 3.5 Maintenance Considerations; 3.5.1 Access; 3.5.2 Contamination; 4 Fuel System Functions of Commercial Aircraft; 4.1 Refueling and Defueling; 4.1.1 Pressure Refueling; 4.1.2 Defueling; 4.2 Engine and APU Feed; 4.2.1 Feed Tank and Engine Location Effects; 4.2.2 Feed Pumping Systems; 4.2.3 Feed Tank Scavenging; 4.2.4 Negative g Considerations; 4.2.5 Crossfeed; 4.2.6 Integrated Feed System Solution; 4.2.7 Feed System Design Practices; 4.3 Fuel Transfer; 4.3.1 Fuel Burn Scheduling; 4.3.2 Wing Load Alleviation
4.3.3 Fuel Transfer System Design Requirements4.4 Fuel Jettison; 4.4.1 Jettison System Example; 4.5 Fuel Quantity Gauging; 4.5.1 Architectural Considerations; 4.5.2 Fuel Load Planning; 4.5.3 Leak Detection; 4.6 Fuel Management and Control; 4.6.1 Refuel Distribution; 4.6.2 In-flight Fuel Management; 4.6.3 Fuel Management System Architecture Considerations; 4.6.4 Flight Deck Displays, Warnings and Advisories; 4.7 Ancillary Systems; 5 Fuel System Functions of Military Aircraft and Helicopters; 5.1 Refueling and Defueling; 5.1.1 Pressure Refueling; 5.1.2 Defueling; 5.2 Engine and APU Feed
5.3 Fuel Transfer5.4 Aerial Refueling; 5.4.1 Design and Operational Issues Associated with Aerial Refueling; 5.4.2 Flying Boom System; 5.4.3 Probe and Drogue Systems; 5.5 Fuel Measurement and Management Systems in Military Applications; 5.5.1 KC-135 Aerial Refueling Tanker Fuel Measurement and Management System; 5.6 Helicopter Fuel Systems; 6 Fluid Mechanical Equipment; 6.1 Ground Refueling and Defueling Equipment; 6.1.1 Refueling and Defueling Adaptors; 6.1.2 Refuel Shut-off Valves; 6.1.3 Fuel Transfer Valves; 6.2 Fuel Tank Venting and Pressurization Equipment; 6.3 Aerial Refueling Equipment
6.3.1 The Flying Boom System Equipment
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Aircraft fuel systems / / Roy Langton ... [et al.]
Aircraft fuel systems / / Roy Langton ... [et al.]
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (367 p.)
Disciplina 629.134/351
629.13435
Altri autori (Persone) LangtonRoy
Collana Aerospace series
Soggetto topico Airplanes - Fuel systems
Airplanes - Motors
ISBN 9786612136672
9781282136670
1282136674
9780470059470
0470059478
9780470059463
047005946X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Aircraft Fuel Systems; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Series Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Review of Fuel Systems Issues; 1.1.1 Basic Fuel System Characteristics and Functions; 1.1.2 Fuel Quantity Measurement; 1.1.3 Fuel Properties and Environmental Issues; 1.2 The Fuel System Design and Development Process; 1.2.1 Program Management; 1.2.2 Design and Development Support Tools; 1.2.3 Functional Maturity; 1.2.4 Testing and Certification; 1.3 Fuel System Examples and Future Technologies; 1.4 Terminology; 2 Fuel System Design Drivers; 2.1 Design Drivers
2.1.1 Intended Aircraft Mission2.1.2 Dispatch Reliability Goals; 2.1.3 Fuel Tank Boundaries and Tank Location Issues; 2.1.4 Measurement and Management System Functional Requirements; 2.1.5 Electrical Power Management Architecture and Capacity; 2.2 Identification and Mitigation of Safety Risks; 2.2.1 Fuel System Risks; 3 Fuel Storage; 3.1 Tank Geometry and Location Issues for Commercial Aircraft; 3.2 Operational Considerations; 3.2.1 CG Shift due to Fuel Storage; 3.2.2 Unusable Fuel; 3.3 Fuel Tank Venting; 3.3.1 Vent System Sizing; 3.4 Military Aircraft Fuel Storage Issues
3.4.1 Drop Tanks and Conformal Tanks3.4.2 Closed Vent Systems; 3.5 Maintenance Considerations; 3.5.1 Access; 3.5.2 Contamination; 4 Fuel System Functions of Commercial Aircraft; 4.1 Refueling and Defueling; 4.1.1 Pressure Refueling; 4.1.2 Defueling; 4.2 Engine and APU Feed; 4.2.1 Feed Tank and Engine Location Effects; 4.2.2 Feed Pumping Systems; 4.2.3 Feed Tank Scavenging; 4.2.4 Negative g Considerations; 4.2.5 Crossfeed; 4.2.6 Integrated Feed System Solution; 4.2.7 Feed System Design Practices; 4.3 Fuel Transfer; 4.3.1 Fuel Burn Scheduling; 4.3.2 Wing Load Alleviation
4.3.3 Fuel Transfer System Design Requirements4.4 Fuel Jettison; 4.4.1 Jettison System Example; 4.5 Fuel Quantity Gauging; 4.5.1 Architectural Considerations; 4.5.2 Fuel Load Planning; 4.5.3 Leak Detection; 4.6 Fuel Management and Control; 4.6.1 Refuel Distribution; 4.6.2 In-flight Fuel Management; 4.6.3 Fuel Management System Architecture Considerations; 4.6.4 Flight Deck Displays, Warnings and Advisories; 4.7 Ancillary Systems; 5 Fuel System Functions of Military Aircraft and Helicopters; 5.1 Refueling and Defueling; 5.1.1 Pressure Refueling; 5.1.2 Defueling; 5.2 Engine and APU Feed
5.3 Fuel Transfer5.4 Aerial Refueling; 5.4.1 Design and Operational Issues Associated with Aerial Refueling; 5.4.2 Flying Boom System; 5.4.3 Probe and Drogue Systems; 5.5 Fuel Measurement and Management Systems in Military Applications; 5.5.1 KC-135 Aerial Refueling Tanker Fuel Measurement and Management System; 5.6 Helicopter Fuel Systems; 6 Fluid Mechanical Equipment; 6.1 Ground Refueling and Defueling Equipment; 6.1.1 Refueling and Defueling Adaptors; 6.1.2 Refuel Shut-off Valves; 6.1.3 Fuel Transfer Valves; 6.2 Fuel Tank Venting and Pressurization Equipment; 6.3 Aerial Refueling Equipment
6.3.1 The Flying Boom System Equipment
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Aircraft systems integration of air launched weapons / / Keith A. Rigby
Aircraft systems integration of air launched weapons / / Keith A. Rigby
Autore Rigby Keith A
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Wiley, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (272 p.)
Disciplina 623.4/51
Altri autori (Persone) BelobabaPeter
CooperJonathan
LangtonRoy
SeabridgeAllan
Collana Aerospace series
Soggetto topico Air weapons
Air-to-surface missiles
Airplanes, Military - Armament
Airplanes, Military - Design and construction
Systems integration
Aeronautics - Systems engineering
ISBN 1-118-51916-7
1-118-51918-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Aircraft Systems Integration of Air-Launched Weapons; Copyright; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to Weapons Integration; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Chapter Summaries; 1.2.1 The Systems Integration Process; 1.2.2 Stores Management System Design; 1.2.3 The Global Positioning System; 1.2.4 Weapon Initialisation and Targeting; 1.2.5 The Role of Standardisation in Weapons Integration; 1.2.6 Interface Management; 1.2.7 A Weapons Integration Scenario; 1.2.8 'Plug and Play' Weapons Integration; 1.2.9 Weaponised Unmanned Air Systems
1.2.10 Reducing the Cost of Weapons Integration1.3 Weapons; 1.3.1 Types of Weapon; 1.3.2 Targets; 1.3.3 Weapon Requirements; 1.3.4 Lethality; 1.3.5 Precision; 1.3.6 Stand-Off Range; 1.3.7 Typical Weapon Configurations; 1.3.8 Implications for the Launch Aircraft; 1.4 Carriage Systems; 1.4.1 Mechanical Attachments; 1.4.2 Downward Ejection; 1.4.3 Forward Firing; 1.4.4 Multi-weapon Carriage Systems; Further Reading; 2 An Introduction to the Integration Process; 2.1 Chapter Summary; 2.2 Introduction; 2.3 The V-Diagram; 2.4 Responsibilities; 2.5 Safety
2.6 The Use of Requirements Management Tools in the Systems Engineering Process2.7 Weapons Integration Requirements Capture; 2.8 The Need for Unambiguous, Clear and Appropriate Requirements; 2.9 Minimising Requirements; Further Reading; 3 Requirements Analysis, Partitioning, Implementation in Aircraft Subsystems; 3.1 Chapter Summary; 3.2 Introduction; 3.3 System Architecture; 3.4 Requirements Decomposition; 3.5 Requirements Partitioning; 3.6 Subsystem Implementation; 3.7 Maturity Reviews; 3.8 Right-Hand Side of the V-Diagram; 3.9 Proving Methods; 3.10 Integration; 3.11 Verification
3.12 Validation3.13 The Safety Case and Certification; Further Reading; 4 Armament Control System and Global Positioning System Design Issues; 4.1 Chapter Summary; 4.2 Stores Management System Design; 4.2.1 SMS Design Requirements; 4.2.2 Other System Components; 4.2.3 Typical System Architectures; 4.2.4 Training System; 4.3 GPS: Aircraft System Design Issues; 4.3.1 GPS Overview; 4.3.2 Satellite Acquisition Concepts; 4.3.3 Acquisition Strategies; 4.3.4 GPS Signal Distribution; 4.3.5 Aircraft Requirements; 4.3.6 Aircraft Implementation Concepts; 4.3.7 Cost of Complexity; Further Reading
5 Weapon Initialisation and Targeting5.1 Chapter Summary; 5.2 Targeting; 5.3 Aiming of Ballistic Bombs; 5.4 Aircraft/Weapon Alignment; 5.5 Aiming of Smart Air-to-Ground Weapons; 5.6 Air-to-Air Missiles; 5.6.1 Sensors; 5.6.2 Engagement Modes; 5.6.3 Air-to-Air Weapons Training; Further Reading; 6 Weapon Interface Standards; 6.1 Chapter Summary; 6.2 Benefits of Standardisation; 6.3 MIL-STD -1760 AEIS; 6.3.1 MIL-STD -1760 Interface Points; 6.3.2 Connectors; 6.3.3 Signal Sets; 6.3.4 GPS RF Signal Distribution; 6.3.5 Data Protocols; 6.3.6 Data Entities; 6.3.7 Time Tagging; 6.3.8 Mass Data Transfer
6.3.9 High-Speed 1760
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Gas turbine propulsion systems
Gas turbine propulsion systems
Autore MacIsaac Bernie
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Wiley, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (350 p.)
Disciplina 629.134/353
629.134353
Altri autori (Persone) LangtonRoy
Collana Aerospace series
THEi Wiley ebooks
Soggetto topico Aircraft gas-turbines
Airplanes -- Turbojet engines
Jet boat engines
SCIENCE / System Theory
Vehicles, Military
Aircraft gas-turbines - Turbojet engines
Airplanes
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics
Mechanical Engineering - General
ISBN 1-283-20448-7
9786613204486
1-119-97548-4
1-119-97549-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto GAS TURBINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Gas Turbine Concepts; 1.2 Gas Turbine Systems Overview; References; 2 Basic Gas Turbine Operation; 2.1 Turbojet Engine Performance; 2.1.1 Engine Performance Characteristics; 2.1.2 Compressor Surge Control; 2.1.3 Variable Nozzles; 2.2 Concluding Commentary; References; 3 Gas Generator Fuel Control Systems; 3.1 Basic Concepts of the Gas Generator Fuel Control System; 3.2 Gas Generator Control Modes; 3.2.1 Fuel Schedule Definition
3.2.2 Overall Gas Generator Control Logic3.2.3 Speed Governing with Acceleration and Deceleration Limiting; 3.2.4 Compressor Geometry Control; 3.2.5 Turbine Gas Temperature Limiting; 3.2.6 Overspeed Limiting; 3.3 Fuel System Design and Implementation; 3.3.1 A Historical Review of Fuel Control Technologies; 3.3.2 Fuel Pumping and Metering Systems; 3.4 The Concept of Error Budgets in Control Design; 3.4.1 Measurement Uncertainty; 3.4.2 Sources of Error; 3.5 Installation, Qualification, and Certification Considerations; 3.5.1 Fuel Handling Equipment
3.5.2 Full-authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC)3.6 Concluding Commentary; References; 4 Thrust Engine Control and Augmentation Systems; 4.1 Thrust Engine Concepts; 4.2 Thrust Management and Control; 4.3 Thrust Augmentation; 4.3.1 Water Injection; 4.3.2 Afterburning; Reference; 5 Shaft Power Propulsion Control Systems; 5.1 Turboprop Applications; 5.1.1 The Single-shaft Engine; 5.1.2 The Free Turbine Turboprop; 5.2 Turboshaft Engine Applications; Reference; 6 Engine Inlet, Exhaust, and Nacelle Systems; 6.1 Subsonic Engine Air Inlets; 6.1.1 Basic Principles
6.1.2 Turboprop Inlet Configurations6.1.3 Inlet Filtration Systems; 6.2 Supersonic Engine Air Inlets; 6.2.1 Oblique Shockwaves; 6.2.2 Combined Oblique/Normal Shock Pressure Recovery Systems; 6.2.3 Supersonic Inlet Control; 6.2.4 Overall System Development and Operation; 6.2.5 Concorde Air Inlet Control System (AICS) Example; 6.3 Inlet Anti-icing; 6.3.1 Bleed-air Anti-icing Systems; 6.3.2 Electrical Anti-icing Systems; 6.4 Exhaust Systems; 6.4.1 Thrust Reversing Systems; 6.4.2 Thrust Vectoring Concepts; References; 7 Lubrication Systems; 7.1 Basic Principles; 7.2 Lubrication System Operation
7.2.1 System Design Concept7.2.2 System Design Considerations; 7.2.3 System Monitoring; 7.2.4 Ceramic Bearings; References; 8 Power Extraction and Starting Systems; 8.1 Mechanical Power Extraction; 8.1.1 Fuel Control Systems Equipment; 8.1.2 Hydraulic Power Extraction; 8.1.3 Lubrication and Scavenge Pumps; 8.1.4 Electrical Power Generation; 8.2 Engine Starting; 8.3 Bleed-air-powered Systems and Equipment; 8.3.1 Bleed-air-driven Pumps; 8.3.2 Bleed Air for Environmental Control, Pressurization and Anti-icing Systems; 8.3.3 Fuel Tank Inerting; References; 9 Marine Propulsion Systems
9.1 Propulsion System Designation
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MacIsaac Bernie  
Wiley, 2011
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The principles of flight for pilots / / P.J. Swatton
The principles of flight for pilots / / P.J. Swatton
Autore Swatton P. J (Peter J.)
Edizione [1]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Wiley, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (507 p.)
Disciplina 629.132
Altri autori (Persone) BelobabaPeter
CooperJonathan
LangtonRoy
SeabridgeAllan
Collana Aerospace Series
Soggetto topico Airplanes - Piloting
Aerodynamics
Flight
ISBN 9786612794520
9781119957638
111995763X
9781282794528
1282794523
9780470710944
0470710942
9780470710937
0470710934
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Principles of Flight for Pilots; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Weight and Mass; PART 1 THE PRELIMINARIES; 1 Basic Principles; 2 Basic Aerodynamic Definitions; PART 2 BASIC AERODYNAMICS; 3 Basic Control; 4 Lift Generation; PART 3 LEVEL-FLIGHT AERODYNAMICS; 5 Lift Analysis; 6 Lift Augmentation; 7 Drag; 8 Stalling; 9 Thrust and Power in Level Flight; 10 Advanced Control; PART 4 STABILITY; 11 Static Stability; 12 Dynamic Stability; PART 5 MANOEUVRE AERODYNAMICS; 13 Level-Flight Manoeuvres; 14 Climb and Descent Aerodynamics
PART 6 OTHER AERODYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS15 High-Speed Flight; 16 Propellers; 17 Operational Considerations; PART 7 CONCLUSION; 18 Summary; 19 Solutions (with page references); Index
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Swatton P. J (Peter J.)  
Wiley, 2011
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Principles of flight simulation / / David Allerton
Principles of flight simulation / / David Allerton
Autore Allerton David
Edizione [1]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Wiley, 2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (501 p.)
Disciplina 629.132/52078
629.13252078
Altri autori (Persone) MoirIan
SeabridgeAllan
LangtonRoy
Collana Aerospace series
Soggetto topico Flight simulators
Aeronautics - Research
ISBN 9786612354915
9781282354913
1282354914
9780470685662
0470685662
9780470682197
0470682191
Formato Materiale a stampa
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Nota di contenuto Principles of Flight Simulation; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical Perspective; 1.1.1 The First 40 Years of Flight 1905-1945; 1.1.2 Analogue Computing, 1945-1965; 1.1.3 Digital Computing, 1965-1985; 1.1.4 The Microelectronics Revolution, 1985-present; 1.2 The Case for Simulation; 1.2.1 Safety; 1.2.2 Financial Benefits; 1.2.3 Training Transfer; 1.2.4 Engineering Flight Simulation; 1.3 The Changing Role of Simulation; 1.4 The Organization of a Flight Simulator; 1.4.1 Equations of Motion; 1.4.2 Aerodynamic Model; 1.4.3 Engine Model
1.4.4 Data Acquisition1.4.5 Gear Model; 1.4.6 Weather Model; 1.4.7 Visual System; 1.4.8 Sound System; 1.4.9 Motion System; 1.4.10 Control Loading; 1.4.11 Instrument Displays; 1.4.12 Navigation Systems; 1.4.13 Maintenance; 1.5 The Concept of Real-time Simulation; 1.6 Pilot Cues; 1.6.1 Visual Cueing; 1.6.2 Motion Cueing; 1.7 Training versus Simulation; 1.8 Examples of Simulation; 1.8.1 Commercial Flight Training; 1.8.2 Military Flight Training; 1.8.3 Ab Initio Flight Training; 1.8.4 Land Vehicle Simulators; 1.8.5 Engineering Flight Simulators; 1.8.6 Aptitude Testing
1.8.7 Computer-based Training1.8.8 Maintenance Training; References; 2 Principles of Modelling; 2.1 Modelling Concepts; 2.2 Newtonian Mechanics; 2.3 Axes Systems; 2.4 Differential Equations; 2.5 Numerical Integration; 2.5.1 Approximation Methods; 2.5.2 First-order Methods; 2.5.3 Higher-order Methods; 2.6 Real-time Computing; 2.7 Data Acquisition; 2.7.1 Data Transmission; 2.7.2 Data Acquisition; 2.8 Flight Data; 2.9 Interpolation; 2.10 Distributed Systems; 2.11 A Real-time Protocol; 2.12 Problems in Modelling; References; 3 Aircraft Dynamics; 3.1 Principles of Flight Modelling
3.2 The Atmosphere3.3 Forces; 3.3.1 Aerodynamic Lift; 3.3.2 Aerodynamic Side force; 3.3.3 Aerodynamic Drag; 3.3.4 Propulsive Forces; 3.3.5 Gravitational Force; 3.4 Moments; 3.4.1 Static Stability; 3.4.2 Aerodynamic Moments; 3.4.3 Aerodynamic Derivatives; 3.5 Axes Systems; 3.5.1 The Body Frame; 3.5.2 Stability Axes; 3.5.3 Wind Axes; 3.5.4 Inertial Axes; 3.5.5 Transformation between Axes; 3.5.6 Earth-centred Earth-fixed (ECEF) Frame; 3.5.7 Latitude and Longitude; 3.6 Quaternions; 3.7 Equations of Motion; 3.8 Propulsion; 3.8.1 Piston Engines; 3.8.2 Jet Engines; 3.9 The Landing Gear
3.10 The Equations Collected3.11 The Equations Revisited - Long Range Navigation; 3.11.1 Coriolis Acceleration; References; 4 Simulation of Flight Control Systems; 4.1 The Laplace Transform; 4.2 Simulation of Transfer Functions; 4.3 PID Control Systems; 4.4 Trimming; 4.5 Aircraft Flight Control Systems; 4.6 The Turn Coordinator and the Yaw Damper; 4.7 The Auto-throttle; 4.8 Vertical Speed Management; 4.9 Altitude Hold; 4.10 Heading Hold; 4.11 Localizer Tracking; 4.12 Auto-land Systems; 4.13 Flight Management Systems; References; 5 Aircraft Displays; 5.1 Principles of Display Systems
5.2 Line Drawing
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Unmanned air vehicles : UAV design, development, and deployment / / Reg Austin
Unmanned air vehicles : UAV design, development, and deployment / / Reg Austin
Autore Austin Reg
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Wiley, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (364 p.)
Disciplina 623.74/69
Altri autori (Persone) MoirIan
SeabridgeAllan
LangtonRoy
Collana Aerospace Series
Soggetto topico Drone aircraft
Airplanes - Radio control
Navigation (Aeronautics)
ISBN 9786612691065
9781119964261
1119964261
9781282691063
1282691066
9780470664797
0470664797
9780470664803
0470664800
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Nota di contenuto UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Series Preface; Preface; Units and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS); Part 1 THE DESIGN OF UAV SYSTEMS; Part 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF UAV SYSTEMS; Part 3 THE DEPLOYMENT OF UAV SYSTEMS; Part 4 UAS FUTURE; Appendix A: UAS Organisations; Index
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Austin Reg  
Wiley, 2010
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