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Subject(s)

• Airplanes—Flight testing [Browse]
• Airplanes—Performance [Browse]

Editor

• Schetz, Joseph A. [Browse]

Summary note

Operational Aircraft Performance and Flight Test Practices is intended to serve as a single source reference, from the basic theory to practical cases, for certification flight testing and operational performance monitoring.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgement
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Atmosphere
• Atmospheric Properties
• Perfect Gas
• Atmosphere to 65,617 Feet
• Standard Atmosphere
• Atmospheric Ratios
• Temperature, Pressure, and Density Altitudes
• Exercises
• References
• Chapter 2: Measuring Altitude
• Introduction
• Pressure Altitude
• Radar Altitude
• GPS Altitude
• Reference
• Chapter 3: Measuring Airspeed
• True Airspeed, Speed of Sound, and Mach Number
• Equivalent Airspeed
• Calibrated Airspeed
• Ground and Vertical Speeds
• Instruments: Airspeed Indicators
• Chapter 4: Altimetry Error
• Indicated Airspeed/Altitude
• Certification Regulations
• Flight Testing for Air Data Errors
• Probe Location: Manufacturing and Maneuver-Based Errors
• Static Source Error Correction (SSEC)
• Sensor Accuracy, Precision, Resolution, and Calibration
• Flight Manual: Presenting the Information to the Flight Crew
• Unreliable Airspeed (URA)
• Concluding Remarks
• Exercise
• Chapter 5: Weight and Balance
• Weight Breakdown and Definitions
• Aircraft Weighing: Theory and Practice
• Center of Gravity: It's a Balancing Act
• Lateral CG
• Vertical CG
• Mass Moment of Inertia
• Fuel Weight and CG
• Passenger Weight
• Cargo and Checked Baggage
• Typical Weight and Center of Gravity Envelopes
• Flight Testing and Flight Test Equipment and Ballast
• Airplane Weighing Procedures and Documentation
• Weight a Minute
• Tracking the BEW In-Service
• Impact of Weight on Performance: Examples
• Chapter 6: Liftft and Stall
• Basic Airplane Geometry
• Lift and Lift Equation
• Lift Curve and Lift Distribution
• Lift Limit: Aerodynamic Stall
• Display of Angle of Attack in the Cockpit.
• Icing
• Ice Protection Systems
• Manufacturing Tolerance: An Aerodynamic Perspective
• Chapter 7: Stall Testing
• Importance of a Stall Program on Airplane Certification
• Defining Stall from a Certification Point of View
• Stall Speed Testing
• Creating a Stall Speed Model
• Presenting the Information to the Flight Crew
• Chapter 8: Thrust and Drag Modeli
• Drag Model
• Slow Flight Speed Domain
• Thrust Model
• Thrust Summary
• Thrust-Drag Bookkeeping
• Chapter 9: Flight Envelope
• A Regulation-Based Limit
• Low-Speed Limit
• High-Speed Limit
• Maximum Altitude
• Temperature Envelope
• Flaps Out and Gear Down Envelopes
• Placard Speeds
• Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM)
• Conclusion
• Chapter 10: Cruise Performance and Flight Endurance
• Defining Range
• Useful Parameters
• Specific Air Range (SAR)
• Range Equation: Turbojet/Turbofans
• Range Equation: Reciprocating/Turboprop
• Fuel Reserves
• Impact of Wind on Range
• Payload-Range Diagram
• Flight Endurance
• Electrical Propulsion: A Step Change?
• Hybrid-Electric: An Evolutionary Change
• The Case for the Reduced Energy Plane: The Hydrogen Plane
• Chapter 11: Cruise and Drag Performance Testing
• Creating a Drag Model from Flight Test Results
• Testing for Low-Speed Drag
• Testing for High-Speed Drag
• Testing for SAR
• Testing for Zero Fuel Level
• Fuel (Energy) Management and Conservation
• Chapter 12: Climb Performance
• Developing a Climb Performance Model
• Factors Influencing Climb Performance
• Climb Schedules
• Descending Flight
• Load Factor and Flight Path Variation
• Energy Height
• Certification Requirements
• Flight Test and Data Reduction
• Presenting the Information to a Flight Crew.
• Chapter 13: Climb Capability OEI
• Impact of One Engine Inoperative (OEI) on Climb Performance
• Certification Regulations: Part 25 Transport Category Airplanes
• Flight Test and Check Climbs
• Presenting the Takeoff Weight Limited by Climb Requirements to a Flight Crew
• Obstacle Clearance
• Presenting the Climb Information for Obstacle Clearance to a Flight Crew
• Gliding Flight
• Chapter 14: Turn Performance and Maneuver Margin
• Building a Basic Model
• Special Cases for Turn Performance
• Altitude Effects on Sustainable Turn Performance Flight Envelope
• Energy Maneuverability
• Inner Wing Stall in a Turn
• Maneuver Margin and Certification Regulations
• Buffet Envelope
• Unrestricted Turn Performance
• Turn Performance under OEI Conditions
• Chapter 15: Takeoff Performance
• Takeoff Distance Definition
• Basic Takeoff Performance Model: Takeoff Segments
• Takeoff Speed Summary
• Takeoff Distance, Acceleration-Go
• Chapter 16: Takeoff Performance Testing
• Takeoff Distance Modeling
• Minimum Control Speed: Air VMCA
• Certification Regulations: Robustness of Takeoff Procedure
• Takeoff Performance Testing: Risks and Mitigations
• Chapter 17: Rejected Takeoff Performance
• Why Reject a Takeoff?
• RTO Distance Definition
• Stopway
• Runway Safety Area (RSA)
• Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) for Airplane Overruns
• Chapter 18: Rejected Takeoff Performance Testing and AFM Takeoff Field Length
• Braking Performance and Testing RTO
• Testing for Minimum Control Speed, Ground
• RTO Testing
• Maximum Kinetic Energy Testing (Max KE)
• Maximum Wheel Speed
• Airplane Flight Manual: Takeoff Field Length (TOFL)
• References.
• Chapter 19: Landing Performance
• Basic Modeling
• Air Segment
• Transition Segment
• Ground Run Segment
• Total Landing Distance
• Operational Requirements
• Chapter 20: Landing Performance Testing and A
• Preparing for a Landing Distance Test Campaign
• Testing for the Air Segment
• Testing for the Transition Segment
• Testing for the Ground Run Segment
• Time of Arrival Landing Performance
• Steep Approach
• Transport Canada Steeper Requirements
• About the Author
• Index
• Supporting Materials.

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ISBN

• 9781523146437
• 1523146435
• 9781624106439
• 1624106439

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