Flight Theory and Aerodynamics. Joseph R. Badick

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Preface

      5  About the Authors

      6  About the Companion Website

      7  1 Introduction to the Flight Environment INTRODUCTION BASIC QUANTITIES FORCES MASS SCALAR AND VECTOR QUANTITIES MOMENTS EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION LINEAR MOTION ROTATIONAL MOTION ENERGY AND WORK POWER FRICTION SYMBOLS KEY TERMS PROBLEMS

      8  2 Atmosphere, Altitude, and Airspeed Measurement PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE ICAO STANDARD ATMOSPHERE ALTITUDE MEASUREMENT CONTINUITY EQUATION BERNOULLI’S EQUATION AIRSPEED MEASUREMENT SYMBOLS KEY TERMS

      9  3 Structures, Airfoils, and Aerodynamic Forces AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES AIRFOILS Development of Forces on Airfoils AERODYNAMIC FORCE AERODYNAMIC PITCHING MOMENTS AERODYNAMIC CENTER ACCIDENT BRIEF: AIR MIDWEST FLIGHT 5481 SYMBOLS KEY TERMS

      10  4 Lift INTRODUCTION TO LIFT ANGLE OF ATTACK BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY REYNOLDS NUMBER ADVERSE PRESSURE GRADIENT AIRFLOW SEPARATION STALL AERODYNAMIC FORCE EQUATIONS LIFT EQUATION AIRFOIL LIFT CHARACTERISTICS HIGH COEFFICIENT OF LIFT DEVICES EFFECT OF ICE AND FROST LIFT DURING FLIGHT MANEUVERS SYMBOLS KEY TERMS PROBLEMS

      11  5 Drag INDUCED DRAG GROUND EFFECT LAMINAR FLOW AIRFOILS PARASITE DRAG DRAG EQUATION TOTAL DRAG LIFT‐TO‐DRAG RATIO Drag Reduction SYMBOLS KEY TERMS PROBLEMS

      12  6 Jet Aircraft Performance THRUST‐PRODUCING AIRCRAFT THRUST‐REQUIRED CURVE PRINCIPLES OF PROPULSION THRUST‐AVAILABLE TURBOJET AIRCRAFT SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL