文档介绍：Fundamentals of Airplane Flight Mechanics
David G. Hull
Fundamentals of Airplane
Flight Mechanics
With 125 Figures and 25 Tables
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David G. Hull
The University of Texas at Austin
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
1, University Station, C0600
Austin, TX 78712-0235
USA
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Dedicated to
Angelo Miele
who instilled in me his love for flight mechanics.
Preface
Flight mechanics is the application of Newton’s laws (F=ma and M=Iα) to
the study of vehicle trajectories (performance), stability, and aerodynamic
control. There are two basic problems in airplane flight mechanics: (1) given
an airplane what are its performance, stability, and con