This page cover the following topics related to
Helicopter and Airplane Dynamics : Equilibrium States Aircraft Performance,
Introduction to Basic Terms, Static Stability Aircraft SS (Longitudinal),
Wing/Tail Contributions, Coordinate Systems Euler Angles, Quaternions, Aircraft
Dynamics, Aircraft Longitudinal Dynamics, Approximate Longitudinal Dynamics
Models, Aircraft Lateral Dynamics, Spiral, Roll, and Dutch Roll Modes, Basic
Longitudinal Control, State Space Control, Aircraft Lateral Autopilots, Aircraft
Longitudinal Autopilots, Altitude Hold and Landing, Equations of Motion in a
Nonuniform Atmosphere, Gusts and Winds, Inertial Sensors Complementary
Filtering, Simple Kalman Filtering, System Identification, Model Validation.
Author(s): Prof. Jonathan P. How, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
This note covers Introduction, Introduction to Helicopter
Aerodynamics, Blade Element Theory, Rotor Disk Dynamics, Blade Flapping,
Flapping Analysis, Evaluating Alternate Conditions, Evaluating the
Coaxial-Pusher Configuration and Evaluating Lift.
This online books
contains the following contents:Introduction to the Helicopter, Aerodynamics of
Flight, Helicopter Flight Controls, Helicopter Components, Sections, and
Systems, Rotorcraft Flight Manual, Weight and Balance, Helicopter Performance,
Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations, Basic Flight Maneuvers, Advanced
Flight Maneuvers, Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards, Night Operations,
Effective Aeronautical Decision Making
This page covers the
following topics related to Helicopter Dynamics : Introduction, Basics of
helicopter aerodynamics, Helicopter systems, Power, Ground effect, Autorotation,
Helicopter stability and control, Flight performance, Conclusion.
This note covers the following topics: Principles of Helicopter
and VTOL Flight, Rotary wing Areodynamics, Helicopter performance in hover and
in forward flight, Simple control concepts for helicopters, flapping dynamics
and control moments, Rotary wing aeroelasticity, The helicopter vibration
problems in forward flight.
This book
describes the recent progress in some engine technologies and active flow
control and morphing technologies and in topics related to aeroacoustics and
aircraft controllers. Both the researchers and students should find the material
useful in their work.
This note
focuses on the Science and Mathematics of flight dynamics, historical
antecedents are presented as Case Studies in aircraft performance, stability,
and control. Topics covered includes: Point-Mass Dynamics and Forces, Low-Speed
Aerodynamics -D, Induced Drag and High-Speed Aerodynamics, Aerodynamic Moments,
Power and Thrust for Cruising Flight, Cruising Flight Envelope, Gliding,
Climbing, and Turning Flight Performance, Aircraft Equations of Motion -
Translation, Flight Path Computation and Rotation, Aircraft Control Devices and
Systems, Linearized Equations of Motion, Root-Locus Analysis of Parameter
Variations and Feedback Control, Linearized Longitudinal Equations of Motion,
Advanced Problems of Longitudinal Dynamics, Advanced Problems of
Lateral-Directional Dynamics, Flying Qualities Criteria, Maneuvering at High
Angles and Angular Rates, Aeroelasticity and Fuel Slosh, Atmospheric Hazards to
Flight, Flight and Wind Tunnel Testing.