Roskam J. Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automatic Flight Controls. Volume 2

6th edition. Darcorporation, 2001. 416 p. ISBN10: 1884885187In this two-part textbook, methods are presented for analysis and synthesis of the steady state and perturbed state (open and closed loop) stability and control of fixed wing aircraft.
Part I contains Chapters 1-6 and Appendices A-D. Part П contains Chapters 7 12 as well as Appendix E.
The book is aimed at junior, senior and first level graduate students of aeronautical engineering. Aeronautical engineers working in the aircraft industry will also find this book useful.
Throughout this text the practical (design) applications of the theory are stressed with many examples. Aircraft stability and control characteristics are all heavily regulated by civil as well as by military airworthiness authorities for reasons of safety. The role of these safety regulations in the application of the theory is therefore stressed throughout.
Many of the examples used to illustrate the application of the theory were generated with the help of a computer program called: AAA (Advanced Aircraft Analysis). This program is compatible with most Apollo, Sun, Silicon Graphics, IBM and DEC work-stations as well as with certain types of personal computers. The AAA program can be purchased from DARCorporation, 120 East Ninth Street, Suite 2, Lawrence, Kansas 66044, USA.