Recent Progress in Some Aircraft Technologies

Helicopter Instructors Handbook

Introduction to Flight Training,Introduction to the Helicopter - Training Procedures - Introduction to the Helicopter,Aerodynamics of Flight - Introduction - Forces Acting on the Aircraft,Helicopter Flight Controls - Introduction - Collective Pitch Control,Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems - Introduction - Airframe Design,Rotorcraft Flight Manual - Introduction - Introducing the Manual,Weight and Balance - Introduction - Weight,Helicopter Performance - Introduction - Factors Affecting Performance,Preflight and Postflight Procedures - Introduction - Checklists,Basic Flight Maneuvers - Introduction - Basic Maneuvers - Straight-and-Level Flight

Author(s): Federal Aviation Administration

238 Pages

Helicopter Dynamics SNU

This PDF covers the following topics related to Helicopter Dynamics : Introduction to 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): Inderjit Chopra, Anubhav Datta

51 Pages

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

Helicopter Flight Physics

This page covers the following topics related to Helicopter Dynamics : Introduction, Basics of helicopter aerodynamics, Helicopter systems, Power, Ground effect, Autorotation, Helicopter stability and control, Flight performance, Conclusion.

Author(s): Constantin Rotaru and Michael Todorov

NA 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

NA 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

NA Pages