Helicopter Flight Dynamics
Including a Treatment of Tiltrotor Aircraft
- English
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About this book
The Book
The behaviour of helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft is so complex that understanding the physical mechanisms at work in trim, stability and response, and thus the prediction of Flying Qualities, requires a framework of analytical and numerical modelling and simulation. Good Flying Qualities are vital for ensuring that mission performance is achievable with safety and, in the first and second editions of Helicopter Flight Dynamics, a comprehensive treatment of design criteria was presented, relating to both normal and degraded Flying Qualities. Fully embracing the consequences of Degraded Flying Qualities during the design phase will contribute positively to safety. In this third edition, two new Chapters are included. Chapter 9 takes the reader on a journey from the origins of the story of Flying Qualities, tracing key contributions to the developing maturity and to the current position. Chapter 10 provides a comprehensive treatment of the Flight Dynamics of tiltrotor aircraft; informed by research activities and the limited data on operational aircraft. Many of the unique behavioural characteristics of tiltrotors are revealed for the first time in this book.
The accurate prediction and assessment of Flying Qualities draws on the modelling and simulation discipline on the one hand and testing practice on the other. Checking predictions in flight requires clearly defined mission tasks, derived from realistic performance requirements. High fidelity simulations also form the basis for the design of stability and control augmentation systems, essential for conferring Level 1 Flying Qualities. The integrated description of flight dynamic modelling, simulation and flying qualities of rotorcraft forms the subject of this book, which will be of interest to engineers practising and honing their skills in research laboratories, academia and manufacturing industries, test pilots and flight test engineers, and as a reference for graduate and postgraduate students in aerospace engineering.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Series Preface
- Preface to Third Edition
- Preface to Second Edition
- Preface to First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Notation
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Helicopter and Tiltrotor Flight Dynamics – An Introductory Tour
- Chapter 3 Modelling Helicopter Flight Dynamics: Building a Simulation Model
- Chapter 4 Modelling Helicopter Flight Dynamics: Trim and Stability Analysis
- Chapter 5: Modelling Helicopter Flight Dynamics: Stability Under Constraint and Response Analysis
- Chapter 6: Flying Qualities: Objective Assessment and Criteria Development
- Chapter 7: Flying Qualities: Subjective Assessment and Other Topics
- Chapter 8: Flying Qualities: Forms of Degradation
- Chapter 9: Flying Qualities: The Story of an Idea
- Chapter 10: Tiltrotor Aircraft: Modelling and Flying Qualities
- References
- Index
- End User License Agreement