| Description |
1 online resource (1037 p.) |
| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Electrical Propulsion: A Step Change? |
| Subject |
Airplanes -- Flight testing
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Airplanes -- Performance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781624106439 |
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1624106439 |
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