AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AN ENGINEERING APPROACH 2ED (HB 2024) Hardcover

"Aircraft Performance: An Engineering Approach, Second Edition" is an introductory text for analyzing the flight capabilities of fixed-wing aircraft, especially larger ones. It teaches methods to determine key performance aspects like top speed, maximum altitude, climb rate, range, endurance, turning ability, and takeoff distance. The book enables readers to assess an aircraft's performance and flight limits using only its weight, physical dimensions, and engine specifications. It covers performance analysis for both propeller and jet-powered aircraft. The second edition expands on this with new material on vertical takeoff and landing, launching and recovering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), using rocket engines as primary propulsion, the range and endurance of electric aircraft with electric engines, gliding flight, pull-up maneuvers, and climb turns. To aid learning, the book includes end-of-chapter problems, MATLAB® code and examples, and real-world case studies. This book is designed for senior undergraduate aerospace engineering students in courses focusing on Aircraft Performance, Flight Dynamics, and Flight Mechanics.