Understanding Flight, Second EditionMcGraw Hill Professional, 1 mai 2009 - 306 pages Discover how planes get--and stay--airborne Now you can truly master an understanding of the phenomenon of flight. This practical guide is the most intuitive introduction to basic flight mechanics available. Understanding Flight, Second Edition, explains the principles of aeronautics in terms, descriptions, and illustrations that make sense--without complicated mathematics. Updated to include helicopter flight fundamentals and aircraft structures, this aviation classic is required reading for new pilots, students, engineers, and anyone fascinated with flight. Understanding Flight, Second Edition, covers:
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Table des matières
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Chapter 2 Wings | 41 |
Chapter 3 Stability and Control | 85 |
Chapter 4 Airplane Propulsion | 103 |
Chapter 5 HighSpeed Flight | 139 |
Chapter 6 Airplane Performance | 161 |
Chapter 7 Aerodynamic Testing | 191 |
Chapter 8 Helicopters and Autogyros | 219 |
Chapter 9 Structures | 249 |
Basic Concepts | 263 |
Misapplications of Bernoullis Principle | 275 |
Index | 283 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
acceleration aerodynamic air density air diverted aircraft airflow airfoil airplane airplane’s airspeed altitude amount of air angle of attack autogyro autorotation axial-flow compressor Bernoulli’s Boeing boundary layer center of gravity center of lift Cessna Chapter compressor cruise speed decreases discussed downwash effective angle efficiency engine power fighter flap flow form drag fuel consumption fuselage glide helicopter horizontal stabilizer hypersonic increase induced drag induced power jet engine kinetic energy km/h leading edge lower Mach number maximum mi/h Newton’s parasite power percent Photograph courtesy pilot pitch pitot tube plane power available power required produce lift propeller propulsion reduce relative wind rotation rotor shock wave shown in Figure speed cubed speed of sound static pressure straight-and-level flight structure subsonic supersonic wind tunnel surface tail test section thrust trailing edge transonic turbine turbojet turn venturi vertical velocity virtual scoop vortex wave drag weight wing loading wing’s wingtip