Helicopter flight dynamics : including a treatment of tiltrotor aircraft /
Gareth D Padfield, University of Liverpool.
- Third edition.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Helicopter and Tiltrotor Flight Dynamics - An Introductory Tour -- Modelling Helicopter Flight Dynamics: Building a Simulation Model -- Modelling Helicopter Flight Dynamics: Trim and Stability Analysis -- Modelling Helicopter Flight Dynamics: Stability Under Constraint and Response Analysis -- Flying Qualities: Objective Assessment and Criteria Development -- Flying Qualities: Subjective Assessment and Other Topics -- Flying Qualities: Forms of Degradation -- Flying Qualities: The Story of an Idea -- Tiltrotor Aircraft: Modelling and Flying Qualities.
"Sales handles - Significantly updated new edition with two new chapters covering flight dynamics of tilt rotor aircraft and the historical developments of rotorcraft HQs - Provides a comprehensive treatment of helicopter flight dynamics, covering the theoretical background to the dynamics of helicopter flight, the development of handling criteria and new flight test techniques - Covers the theory and application of flying qualities and simulation modelling - Includes case studies and recent applications Market description (Please include secondary markets) Tier 5/ P&R Primary: Aerospace engineers. Secondary: Graduate and senior undergraduate students in aerospace engineering, government"--