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Review of the hardback: 'What a pleasure it is to welcome a book on performance which has all the necessary virtues. It sets sensible boundaries and inside them it is comprehensive, well balanced and well written.' Aeronautical Journal
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This book describes the principles and equations required for evaluating the performance of an aircraft. After introductory chapters on the atmosphere, basic flight theory and drag, the book goes on to consider in detail the estimation of climbing performance, the relevant characteristics of power plants, take-off and landing performance, range and turning performance. There is then a short account of the use of vectored thrust and a final chapter on transonic and supersonic flight. The emphasis is on deriving and applying simple analytical expressions rather than on computations from extensive numerical data, but all the exemplary calculations refer to current types of aircraft and the few necessary data are provided. The greater part of the book refers to subsonic aircraft flying at subcritical speeds, which can be dealt with using relatively simple equations, but it is shown that some of this simplicity can be carried over to transonic and supersonic speeds.
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The study of performance of aircraft requires a careful pursuit of accurate aerodynamics because, with the exception of braking, propulsive and gravitational forces, all forces which aid or inhibit flight are aerodynamic in origin. Read the first page
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Aircraft performance can be a relatively complex issue. This book takes the starting point (the simplist forms of performance) which is OK but then it over complicates the subject. It represents poor value for money.
If you want aircraft performance reference material then stick to McCormick or Perkins and Hage and get the same results in terms of performance equations and more to boot.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
inclusive and complemental
17 Aug 2000
Format:Paperback
The book is a well presented work on aircraft perfomance evaluation. It is really extensive, in fact most textbooks give few hints on estimating perfomance in practice. This failing is corrected by a well written tome, since the mathematical level is quite accessible and many comments are available on charts and data referring to many types of aicraft. These examples are quite significant, being indications on tradeoffs (a classical problem in aircraft design) and errors assessment due to approximations; besides they give an order of magnitude of typical figures of equations solutions. The most valuable feature is the chapter on takeoff and landing perfomance; as matter of fact evaluation and computation methodology are clearly presented, rappresenting the bridge between theory and perfomance criteria listed in regulations as published by aeronautical bodies (i.e. FAA & JAA ). To remark a shortcoming is not easy in this useful volume, but a wider lecture on combat manouvres and tran-supersonic flight would be considerably appreciated. Finally a much needed book, complementary to an aerodynamic course text and a nice reference for industry professionals.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent book and very readable
8 Aug 2000
Format:Paperback
This is an outstanding "all-in-one" reference for phenomenological modeling of aircraft performance. The book makes no assumptions of reader background, starting from rudimentary aerodynamics and working up through advanced flight chracteristics such as V/STOL and supermaneuverability. The notation and approach is consistent throughout, and I alwasy seem to find a new gem every time I return to the book. I would highly recommend the text for an undergraduate aero course or as one piece of a more comprehensive graduate seminar.
The only deficiency in my opinion is a rather light treatment of propoulsion and a tendency to focus on commerical and subsonic examples to the exclusion of high performance aircraft.
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25 Feb 2009
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This is a good text book. It covers many aspects of aircraft performance with good depth.
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