This revised text maintains the authors' philosophy of emphasizing the basic principles of the physics of flight, essential analytical techniques, and typical stability and control realities. The addition of homework problems and a solutions manual enhance its usefulness. The many worked examples utilize real airplanes: the Boeing 747; a general aviation airplane; and a STOL airplane. The increased importance of automatic control (AFCS) is reflected in a much-expanded chapter on this subject that prepares the student for work with stability augmentation (SAS), autopilots and guidance...

Geared toward upper-level undergrads, graduate students, and practicing engineers, this comprehensive treatment of the dynamics of atmospheric flight focuses especially on the stability and control of airplanes. An extensive set of numerical examples covers STOL airplanes, subsonic jet transports, hypersonic flight, stability augmentation, and wind and density gradients.
The equations of motion receive a very full treatment, including the effects of the curvature and rotation of the Earth and distortional motion. Complete chapters are given to human pilots and handling qualities and to...