Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics: Performance, Static Stability, Dynamic Stability, and Classical Feedback Control
@inproceedings{Yechout2003IntroductionTA,
title={Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics: Performance, Static Stability, Dynamic Stability, and Classical Feedback Control},
author={Thomas R. Yechout and Steven L. Morris},
year={2003}
}A Review of Basic Aerodynamics A Review of Basic Propulsion Aircraft Performance Aircraft Equations of Motion Aircraft Static Stability Linearizing the Equations of Motion Aircraft Dynamic Stability Classical Feedback Control Aircraft Stability/Control Augmentation Special Topics Appendices.
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