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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      09 November 2009
      23 September 2002
      ISBN:
      9780511607141
      9780521809924
      9780521021289
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511607141
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.873kg, 414 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.662kg, 416 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Thermal-Fluids Engineering, Popular Science, General Science
      Series:
      Cambridge Aerospace Series (14)
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    Subjects:
    Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Thermal-Fluids Engineering, Popular Science, General Science
    Series:
    Cambridge Aerospace Series (14)
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    From the early machines to today's sophisticated aircraft, stability and control have always been crucial considerations. In this second edition, Abzug and Larrabee again forge through the history of aviation technologies to present an informal history of the personalities and the events, the art and the science of airplane stability and control. The book includes never-before-available impressions of those active in the field, from pre-Wright brothers airplane and glider builders through to contemporary aircraft designers. Arranged thematically, the book deals with early developments, research centers, the effects of power on stability and control, the discovery of inertial coupling, the challenge of stealth aerodynamics, a look toward the future, and much more. It is profusely illustrated with photographs and figures, and includes brief biographies of noted stability and control figures along with a core bibliography. Professionals, students, and aviation enthusiasts alike will appreciate this readable history of airplane stability and control.

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    ‘This is a splendid book. The authors try to tell the whole story, starting with Cayley. With their immense background, practical as well as academic, the maths are all there but so are countless often fascinating references to actual aircraft … How often do you find an erudite treatise that is truly un-put-downable?’

    Bill Gunston Source: Aerospace Magazine

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