Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Selection, and Design

by Hale, Francis J.

• ISBN13: 9780471078852
• ISBN10: 0471078859
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-01-16
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A self-contained in-depth treatment of aircraft performance, designed for a first course in aeronautical or aerospace engineering for undergraduate engineers. Provides an understanding of why conventional aircraft look and fly the way they do. This well written text covers turbofan and turboprop propulsion, subjects often avoided in other texts. New to the text is the treatment of wind effects on aircraft. Includes illustrative examples and references to practical piloting procedures and the significance of parameters.

Author Biography

About the author…Francis J. Hale is a Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. He received his BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, his SM in controls and instrumentation, and ScD in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a member of the Order of Daedalians, and holds memberships in many other professional and honor societies. Before joining North Carolina State University in 1965, Professor Hale had an active career in the Army and Air Force where he worked in engineering, research, and development, tested aircraft weapon systems, served as Deputy Director of the Thor and Minuteman Weapon Systems, and was a rated pilot.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Aircraft Flight Behavior	1	(1)
The Performance Analysis	2	(1)
Equations of Motion and Coordinate Systems	3	(4)
Aircraft Forces And Subsystems	7	(26)
Introduction	7	(1)
The Atmosphere	7	(1)
Aerodynamic Forces	8	(9)
The Propulsion Subsystem	17	(6)
Weight Fractions	23	(1)
Miscellany	24	(9)
Problems	28	(5)
Level Flight In The Vertical Plane: Turbojets	33	(34)
Governing Equations	33	(2)
Level Flight	35	(6)
Ceiling Conditions	41	(1)
Cruise Flight	42	(7)
Best (Maximum) Range	49	(5)
Cruise-Climb and Stepped-Altitude Flight	54	(4)
Best Range with a Specified Airspeed	58	(2)
Maximum Endurance	60	(7)
Problems	62	(5)
Other Flight in the Vertical Plane: Turbojets	67	(28)
Take-Off and Landing	67	(3)
Climbing Flight	70	(2)
Steepest Climb	72	(2)
Fastest Climb	74	(10)
Most Economical Climb	84	(1)
Unpowered Flight	85	(10)
Problems	90	(5)
Turning Flight in the Horizontal Plane: Turbojets	95	(18)
Coordinate Systems and Governing Equations	95	(2)
Turning Flight in General	97	(4)
Maximum Load Factor and Maximum Bank Angle	101	(2)
Maximum Turning Rate	103	(2)
Minimum Turning Radius	105	(8)
Problems	109	(4)
Level Flight in the Vertical Plane: Piston-Props	113	(24)
Introduction and Governing Equations	113	(3)
Level Flight and Ceiling Conditions	116	(7)
Best Range	123	(6)
Maximum Endurance	129	(8)
Problems	132	(5)
Other Flight: Piston-Props	137	(26)
Take-Off and Landing	137	(4)
Climbing Flight	141	(10)
Turning Flight	151	(12)
Problems	160	(3)
Turboprops, Turbofans, and Other Things	163	(40)
Introduction	163	(1)
The Piston-Prop and Turbojet Revisited	163	(5)
Turboprops and Turbofans	168	(10)
Mach Number Representation	178	(7)
Flight and Maneuvering Envelopes	185	(6)
The Energy-State Approximation	191	(12)
Problems	198	(5)
Figures of Merit for Selection and Design	203	(22)
Introduction	203	(2)
Turbojets and Turbofans	205	(6)
A Turbojet-Turbofan Comparison	211	(4)
Piston-Props and Turboprops	215	(5)
A Piston-Prop Comparison	220	(2)
A Straight Turboprop Comparison	222	(3)
Problems	224	(1)
Effects of Wind on Performance	225	(16)
Introduction	225	(1)
Cruise Performance	226	(10)
Best-Range Conditions	226	(5)
Flight Time and Fuel Consumption	231	(2)
Conclusions and Examples	233	(3)
Other Flight	236	(5)
Problems	238	(3)
Stability and Control Considerations	241	(26)
Introduction	241	(1)
Equations and Coordinate Systems	242	(1)
Static Stability	243	(1)
Longitudinal Static Stability	243	(7)
Static Margin and Trim	250	(4)
Stabilizer Sizing, Lift, and Drag	254	(4)
Dynamic Stability and Response	258	(9)
Problems	264	(3)
Some Design Examples	267	(12)
Introduction	267	(1)
A Turbojet Example	268	(3)
A Turbofan Example	271	(2)
A Piston-Prop Example	273	(6)
Problems	276	(3)
Selected References	279	(2)
Appendix A Properties of the Standard Atmosphere	281	(2)
Appendix B Range Equation Integrations	283	(4)
Index	287