Airplane Performance, Stability and Control

By Courtland D. Perkins, Robert E. Hage, and Robert E. Hage Perkins, Courtland D.

Book Overview

First written in 1949, this is a classic text in aeronautical engineering. It covers airplane performance in reciprocating engine craft, propeller performance, as well as aircraft stability and control. This is an excellent book for the professional and the serious amateur aircraft maker. It is written in a straightforward and easy to understand manner. To get the most out of this book, readers should have an understanding of differential calculus.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047168046X
• ISBN13: 9780471680468
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Perkins and Hage

Given that you understand differential calculus (not just Calculus 1), this is an excellent book for the professional and the serious amateur aircraft maker. This is a far better book than Perkin's second book on Stability and Control. That tome is both pompous and difficult to understand. Unlike his second book this book is written in a straightforward and very easy to understand manner. Therein lies the reason that this book has been a standard reference for 50 years.

A Classic

This classic text was used in my undergraduate aeronautical engineering classes 30 years after its publication (It's a classic ;). It covers in considerable detail airplane performance (climb, dive, turning, etc., and reciprocating engine (non-jet) and propeller performance), and aircraft stability and control (how does an airplane control its attitude and how to analyze the attitude dynamics).

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