Recent Progress in Some Aircraft Technologies

Helicopter Flying Handbook

This online books contains the following contents:Introduction to the Helicopter, Aerodynamics of Flight, Helicopter Flight Controls, Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems, Rotorcraft Flight Manual, Weight and Balance, Helicopter Performance, Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations, Basic Flight Maneuvers, Advanced Flight Maneuvers, Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards, Night Operations, Effective Aeronautical Decision Making

Author(s): Federal Aviation Administration

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Elements of Helicopter Aerodynamics SIST

This PDF covers the following topics related to Helicopter Dynamics : Introduction, Ideal Rotor Theory, Power Estimates, Helicopter Performance in Forward Flight, Lift, Propulsion and Control of V/stol Aircraft, Ground Effect Machines.

Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

90 Pages

Aircraft Stability And Control MIT

This page cover the following topics related to Helicopter and Airplane Dynamics : Equilibrium States Aircraft Performance, Introduction to Basic Terms, Static Stability Aircraft SS (Longitudinal), Wing/Tail Contributions, Coordinate Systems Euler Angles, Quaternions, Aircraft Dynamics, Aircraft Longitudinal Dynamics, Approximate Longitudinal Dynamics Models, Aircraft Lateral Dynamics, Spiral, Roll, and Dutch Roll Modes, Basic Longitudinal Control, State Space Control, Aircraft Lateral Autopilots, Aircraft Longitudinal Autopilots, Altitude Hold and Landing, Equations of Motion in a Nonuniform Atmosphere, Gusts and Winds, Inertial Sensors Complementary Filtering, Simple Kalman Filtering, System Identification, Model Validation.

Author(s): Prof. Jonathan P. How, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Helicopter Dynamics Notes

This note covers the following topics: Rotor Dynamics, Flap Dynamics, Coupled Flap-Lag-Torsion Dynamics, Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroelastic Stability in Hover, Ground and Air Resonance, Aeroelastic Stability in Forward Flight, Trailing Edge Flaps and Tabs, CFD for Rotors, Helicopter Vibration, Rotor Tests in Wind Tunnel and in Flight.

Author(s): Seoul National University

527 Pages

Recent Progress in Some Aircraft Technologies

This book describes the recent progress in some engine technologies and active flow control and morphing technologies and in topics related to aeroacoustics and aircraft controllers. Both the researchers and students should find the material useful in their work.

Author(s): Ramesh K. Agarwal

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Dynamics of Flight Vehicles

Flight dynamics deals principally with the response of aerospace vehicles to perturbations in their flight environments and to control inputs. Topics covered includes: Introduction to Flight Dynamics, Implications of Vehicle Symmetry, Aerodynamic Control, Atmospheric Properties, Lifting surface geometry and nomenclature, Aerodynamic properties of airfoils, Aerodynamic properties of finite wings, Wing-tail interference, Static Longitudinal Stability and Control, Dynamical Equations for Flight Vehicles, Dynamic Stability, Control of Aircraft Motions.

Author(s): David A. Caughey

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