Vinh N.X. Flight Mechanics of High-Performance Aircraft

University of Cambridge, 1993, 401 p. — ISBN: 0-521-34123-X.Cambridge Aerospace Series 4This text, written at a level accessible lo advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, covers all aspects of flight performance of modern day high-performance aircraft, from take-off to landing, through different phases of flight in climb, cruise, turning and ascent.The book begins with an introduction to equations of motion, aerodynamic forces, and propulsion systems and then goes on to apply what has been learned to performance during descent and glide, cruising, climb, turning, and take-off and landing. A final chapter discusses the performance of hypervelocity reentry vehicles. Challenging exercises are included at the ends of chapters. These are designed to give readers a deeper understanding of the material covered in the text. This text will serve as an introductory text for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. It will also be of value to researchers in universities and industry.Equations of motion
Aerodynamic forces
Propulsion systems
Descent and glide performance
Cruise performance
Climb performance
Turning performance
Turning flight of jet aircraft
Take-off and landing performance
Performance of hypervelocity reentry vehicles