Civil Aircraft Recognition

Civil Aircraft Recognition
Author: Paul Eden
Publisher: Crowood
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2012-12-21
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 184797497X

The perfect guide for spotters and enthusiasts interested in airliners, feederliners, executive jets, light aircraft and other commercial aeroplanes. Contains 3-view silhouettes, colour photographs, dimensions, technical specifications and a potted history of those aircraft most likely to be seen in the skies and at airports. Other helpful details are included to make aircraft identification more certain.

Aircraft and Rotorcraft System Identification

Aircraft and Rotorcraft System Identification
Author: Mark Brian Tischler
Publisher: AIAA Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781600868207

Although many books have been written on the theory of system identification, few are available that provide a complete engineering treatment of system identification and how to successfully apply it to flight vehicles. This book presents proven methods, practical guidelines, and real-world flight-test results for a wide range of state-of-the-art flight vehicles, from small uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) to large manned aircraft/rotorcraft.

Aircraft of WWI

Aircraft of WWI
Author: Jack Herris
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781906626662

Illustrated with detailed artworks of combat aircraft and their markings, 'The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Aircraft of WWI' is a comprehensive study of the aircraft that fought in the Great War of 1914–18. Arranged chronologically by theater of war and campaign, this book offers a complete organizational breakdown of the units on all the fronts, including the Eastern and Italian Fronts. Each campaign includes a compact history of the role and impact of aircraft on the course of the conflict, as well as orders of battle, lists of commanders and campaign aces such as Manfred von Richtofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Albert Ball and many more.

Aircraft System Identification

Aircraft System Identification
Author: Eugene Morelli
Publisher: Sunflyte Enterprises
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2016
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780997430615

This book provides a comprehensive overview of both the theoretical underpinnings and the practical application of aircraft modeling based on experimental data also known as aircraft system identification. Much of the material presented comes from the authors own extensive research and teaching activities at the NASA Langley Research Center, and is based on real-world applications of system identification to aircraft. The book uses actual flight-test and wind-tunnel data for case studies and examples, and is a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers, as well as a textbook for postgraduate and senior-level courses. [...] The methods and algorithms explained in the book are implemented in a NASA software toolbox called SIDPAC (System IDentification Programs for AirCraft). SIDPAC is written in MATLAB®, and is available by request from NASA Langley Research Center. SIDPAC is composed of many different tools that implement a wide variety of approaches explained fully in the book. These tools can be readily applied to solve aircraft system identification problems.

Identification of Aircraft for Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps

Identification of Aircraft for Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps
Author: Headquarters, Army Air Forces
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2015-04-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1576383679

Merriam Press Military Reprint MR33 (First Edition, 2015). U.S. Army Air Forces World War II manual on how to identify aircraft. Aircraft identification of type and model is important for service personnel to assess threat posed by aircraft and to recognize "friendly" aircraft. Contents: The AAF Ground Observer Corps; Aircraft Identification (Wings; Engines; Fuselage; Tail); Use of the Manual; Silhouettes and Photographs (Bombers; Fighters; Observation and Liaison; Trainers; Transports; Seaplanes). Originally published in 1942 by the USGPO.

Flight Vehicle System Identification

Flight Vehicle System Identification
Author: Ravindra V. Jategaonkar
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2006
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This valuable volume offers a systematic approach to flight vehicle system identification and exhaustively covers the time domain methodology. It addresses in detail the theoretical and practical aspects of various parameter estimation methods, including those in the stochastic framework and focusing on nonlinear models, cost functions, optimization methods, and residual analysis. A pragmatic and balanced account of pros and cons in each case is provided. The book also presents data gathering and model validation, and covers both large-scale systems and high-fidelity modeling. Real world problems dealing with a variety of flight vehicle applications are addressed and solutions are provided. Examples encompass such problems as estimation of aerodynamics, stability, and control derivatives from flight data, flight path reconstruction, nonlinearities in control surface effectiveness, stall hysteresis, unstable aircraft, and other critical considerations.

Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics

Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics
Author: Thomas R. Yechout
Publisher: AIAA
Total Pages: 666
Release: 2003
Genre: Aerodynamics
ISBN: 9781600860782

Based on a 15-year successful approach to teaching aircraft flight mechanics at the US Air Force Academy, this text explains the concepts and derivations of equations for aircraft flight mechanics. It covers aircraft performance, static stability, aircraft dynamics stability and feedback control.

Combat Codes

Combat Codes
Author: Vic Flintham
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2008-07-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1783033606

The authors of 'Combat Codes' have painstakingly researched the codes used by the RAF to replace unit markings during World War II in order to attempt to confuse the enemy.